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● North Carolina: In a critical victory for fair elections and the rule of law, North Carolina voters have elected civil rights crusader Anita Earls as the next Democratic justice of the state Supreme Court. Just as importantly, voters...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Sat Nov 10, 2018 at 06:00 AM PST
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Voting Rights Roundup: North Carolina GOP gerrymanders judicial branch in latest attack on democracy Leading Off
● North Carolina : It wouldn't be a Voting Rights Roundup without North Carolina Republicans concocting a new voter scheme to undermine democracy, and this week was a blockbuster one ...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Fri Jun 22, 2018 at 03:00 PM PDT
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● Pennsylvania: After months of stonewalling a redistricting reform proposal, a committee in Pennsylvania's Republican-dominated state Senate has unanimously sent a compromise bill to the floor that would create a new bipartisan...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Thu May 24, 2018 at 02:15 PM PDT
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
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Morning Digest: In dominant win, Stacey Abrams becomes first-ever black woman nominated for governor The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James ...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Wed May 23, 2018 at 05:00 AM PDT
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● Washington, D.C. : Our nation's capital may soon become the first major jurisdiction in America to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 after a majority of the city ...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Fri Apr 13, 2018 at 01:36 PM PDT
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