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5 States With The Worst Ballot Access Laws
Third parties that have a national infrastructure such as the Green Party and Libertarian Party have waged legal battles from California to North Carolina to improve their ability to get on the ballot ...
24 Feb, 2014
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Election Commission vs. Public Schools: Balancing Public Safety and Voter Accessibility
With the November general election a few months away and several primary and special elections ahead, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration released a report in January outlining seve ...
19 Feb, 2014
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3 Misconceptions About The Minimum Wage
During his fifth State of the Union address, President Obama once again issued a plea to Congress to raise the federal minimum wage:"Of course, to reach millions more, Congress needs to get on board. ...
18 Feb, 2014
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A More Inclusive Presidential Primary Would Motivate Voters to Participate
It seems that in every cycle there is debate about which states should hold the first presidential primary elections. Some state always seems to try to jump ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. Since 1972 ...
13 Feb, 2014
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Changes to Primaries Will Make Military Absentee Voting Easier
America's service men and women have in the past faced some obstacles when it comes to exercising their constitutional right to vote. However, several states have taken steps to remove some of these o ...
20 Jan, 2014
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How Do I Vote? Everything You Need to Know by State
Table of Contents State-by-state Information How Do Primaries Work? Partisan v. Nonpartisan Closed (Partisan) Semi-Closed (Partisan) Open (Partisan) Open (Nonpartisan) Variants of Traditional Election ...
17 Jan, 2014
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22 min read
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Fix The Voting Rights Act
According to The Nation, 3 senators will introduce new legislation on Thursday, January 16, that would update the Voting Rights Act (VRA) with a new formula to determine when preclearance is needed. P ...
16 Jan, 2014
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Why Won't Our Senate Audit The Federal Reserve?
After a committee vote and hearings in the US Senate on the nomination of Janet Yellen to the chair of the Federal Reserve system, many in the United States wait to see if the institution she plans to ...
13 Dec, 2013
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Tuition Increases by 2.9% in 2013; Lowest Increase in 30 Years
Concerns about rising tuition and how students can afford to finance their major investments in post-secondary education are widespread. Solid insights into these questions require accurat ...
23 Oct, 2013
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8 min read
Current Electoral System to Blame for Government Shutdown
As week 2 of the first government shutdown in over a decade commences, most political watchers have started asking the question, "How did we get here?"Some, like Independent New York Mayor Michael Blo ...
08 Oct, 2013
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