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  • San Francisco voters rank their candidates. It's made politics a little less nasty.

    Lee Drutman

    July 24, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In 2002, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to adopt ranked choice voting, which allows voters to rank their candidates by 1st choice, 2nd choice, and so on, in what effectively becomes an instant run-off. This heads off voter fatigue in successive rounds of voting. But also, ranked choice voting encouraged more campaigning, voter engagement, and coalition-building.

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  • These voters are using democracy vouchers to influence Seattle's City Council races

    Daniel Beekman

    June 12, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, taxpayers are funding a program called democracy vouchers, in which registered voters and other eligible residents receive $25 vouchers that they can contribute toward city council races. In this program unique to Seattle, each donor can contribute up to four vouchers, which are helping to diversify the field for grassroots candidates.

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  • The End of the Polling Booth

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 11, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    In Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, the traditional polling place has all but disappeared. In its place is the rise of the mail-in ballot, a convenient, inclusive method where states mail ballots to every registered voter--automatically. Evidence from all three of those states, as well as five California counties with a similar initiative, have showed an increase in voter turnout.

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  • Nonprofit's Free App Flags Suspicious Changes to Voter Rolls

    Andrew Westrope

    May 29, 2019 |

    Government Technology |

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    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    Non-profit organization Protect Democracy has created a free web application called VoteShield, which uses statistics, machine learning, and data visualization to track and flag any unusual changes in local public voter databases. Already in use in 14 states, the application allows secretaries of state and other election administrators to act on and correct these changes before voters get turned away at the polls.

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  • Youth Voter Turnout Is Already Ridiculously High In Colorado. State House Democrats Want It Even Higher

    Sam Brasch

    April 24, 2019 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In 2013, Colorado lawmakers passed a comprehensive voting reform bill which put a mail-in ballot in every voter's mailbox and allowed for same-day voter registration. Many credit the bill for boosting youth voting 13 percent in the past year, putting Colorado second behind Minnesota for highest youth voting turnout.

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  • Bernalillo County's Mobile Voting Unit

    Gene Grant Kevin McDonald

    April 16, 2019 |

    KNME-PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    A mobile voting unit in Bernalillo County helped 1,733 people vote in 2018. The county rented a large RV, customized it with voting stations, and sent it to public areas, including senior centers where people can have a difficult time getting to the polls. The RV had a wheel chair lift but no stair rail, so staff helped people walk in and out. Staff was also trained to operate the equipment and keep it stocked with ballots and supplies. The county plans to purchase its own RV for future elections and has fielded inquiries from other localities that want to implement mobile voting units in their districts.

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  • More Young Voters

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    March 29, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Get out the vote groups like Inspire U.S.and Penn Leads the Vote have found that many young people are more engaged than ever before in wanting to vote, but they just need a little nudge in the right direction. From simply answering questions, to apps that make peer to peer vote nudging easier, when universities and other spaces make voting a priority, youth voter turnout grows.

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  • Faced with voting obstacles in North Dakota: 'We'll find a way'

    Christine Trudeau

    March 13, 2019 |

    National Native News |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Yates, North Dakota

    When it became clear that legal challenges to North Dakota's new voter I.D. law would fail, organizers set up shop near Fort Yates on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to get out the vote. By helping voters on the reservation update their I.D.s with permanent physical addresses and filling out absentee ballots, the group managed to secure the voting rights of many who would have been disenfranchised by the new law just weeks before the midterm elections.

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  • Closing the voter engagement gap in Metro Detroit

    Aaron Mondry

    March 08, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To close the voting participation and engagement gap between historically disenfranchised groups and more affluent, white groups, organizations in Metropolitan Detroit are employing a number of strategies. One group, Girls Making Change, is creating a political leadership pipeline by mentoring high school girls of color over the summer. CitizenDetroit organizes voter education groups, candidate debates, and even bar trivia nights with a political theme.

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  • How North Dakota tribes countered a restrictive voting law

    Art Hughes

    March 07, 2019 |

    Native America Calling |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, North Dakota

    Native American tribes, community groups, and nonprofits quickly responded to a North Dakota law requiring voter IDs with physical street addresses by holding information sessions, setting up stations to create instant tribal IDs, and placing volunteers at polling stations to assist those who wanted to vote actually be able to do so. Many tribal members rely on post office boxes and do not have an official address on their reservation. Despite some voters being turned away because of their ID, overall there was a record turnout in precincts that include reservations.

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