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Nonprofit Organizations Significantly Increase Voter Turnout
Nonprofit VOTE examined the impact of nonprofit organizations on voter behavior within seven states in an August 2013 study. It found that those contacted by a nonprofit organization -- in regards to ...
21 Aug, 2013
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Cory Booker Wins Landslide Victory with 9 Percent Voter Turnout
Source: Wall Street JournalVoter turnout in the New Jersey special election primary last night was higher than expected, with over 300,000 people casting their ballots on a rainy day in the middle of ...
14 Aug, 2013
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Beyond the Headlines: The Week of August 13, 2013
Dear IVN Readers,While much of the mainstream media is covering the same old stories with tired talking points, check out some of the discussions on IVN, like:The Alternative Minimum Tax is ...
13 Aug, 2013
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Justin Amash Claims Documents Were Withheld on NSA Programs
(Credit: Gage Skidmore)Not more than two weeks after he tried to defund the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance programs of Americans, US Rep. Justin Amash claims documents were withheld by ...
13 Aug, 2013
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Cory Booker's 'Unbeatable Lead' Due To Closed New Jersey Primaries
Credit: Vice.com A Quinnipiac poll shows Newark Mayor Cory Booker leading the New Jersey Senate race with 54 percent of likely Democratic voters. Booker is well ahead of Republican front-runner ...
08 Aug, 2013
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Wisconsin Bill Proposes Less Campaign Disclosure, Limits Transparency
Wisconsin state Senator Glenn GrothmanWhen evidence surfaced last month in New Jersey that one of the most influential engineering firms in the state, Birdsall, had been making questionable campaign ...
06 Aug, 2013
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Beyond The Headlines: The Week of July 30, 2013
Dear IVN Readers,While other outlets recycle the same old stories, IVN is proud to bring you important stories that aren’t covered anywhere else: like voter suppression in New Jersey, a revolutio ...
30 Jul, 2013
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Low Voter Turnout Reveals Voter Suppression in New Jersey Primaries
When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie decided to hold the New Jersey special election apart from the previously scheduled November election, he received widespread criticism. Voters and pundits alik ...
30 Jul, 2013
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Senate Candidate Lonegan Continues Anti-NSA Crusade
Like many New Jersey residents, former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan appreciates his right to privacy. Until recently, that he would be the only person allowed to access his own e-mails, phone calls, and ...
25 Jul, 2013
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48% Of New Jersey Voters Left Out of Multi-Million Dollar Primary
The primary election for New Jersey's vacant Senate seat is less than a month away. New Jersey is one of 19 states with a closed primary system. This requires that only voters affiliated with one spec ...
24 Jul, 2013
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