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Studying Political Science Motivates College Students to Vote, New Research Shows

Recommended Reading / November 2nd, 2021 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Community college students who take political science classes are more likely to register to vote, turn out to vote and understand constitutional checks and balances.

Elections, Education, Politics, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

When Biden Unites the Country to Confront a Mortal Threat – Sort Of

Recommended Reading / July 16th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This view is from an author rated as Center. President Joe Biden spoke at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia this week, where he called the debate over voting rights “the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil war.” The next day he went to...

Joe Biden, White House, Infrastructure, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

Story of the Week: For The People Act Fails In The Senate

Story of the Week / June 24th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Republicans defeated Democrats' For the People Act in the Senate Wednesday, with all 50 GOP senators voting against it. The bill needed 60 votes to overcome the filibuster used by Republicans, and Democrats would have needed 10 Republicans to overcome that filibuster. The legislation's...

Story Of The Week, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, For The People Act, Elections

Unpacking Georgia’s Controversial New Voting Law

News / April 15th, 2021 / By Joseph Ratliff

Georgia’s newest voting legislation has stirred up a hurricane of political sensationalism and media bias this month, leaving much of the public confused about what the law actually does and why it remains controversial. The bill, titled “Election Integrity Act of 2021” or SB 202 , was...

Georgia, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, Elections, Republican Party, Stacey Abrams, Joe Biden, Mail-In Voting, Race And Racism, Role Of Government, 2020 Election, Federal State And Tribal Powers

When Both Parties Rely On Fear-Mongering

Recommended Reading / April 9th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

Democrats issue dire warnings of the threat of voter suppression. Republicans sound the alarm about the menace of voter fraud. But both parties are dramatically overstating an exaggerated problem to whip their most devoted supporters into a frenzy. The result is that confidence in the...

Polarization, Culture, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

Story of the Week: Supreme Court Issues Key Decisions

Story of the Week / February 25th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The Supreme Court met at the end of last week on several matters, and made two key decisions. It voted to allow the Manhattan, N.Y. district attorney to pursue former President Donald Trump's tax returns, and it...

Story Of The Week, Supreme Court, 2020 Election, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, Trump Tax Returns

Story of the Week: DOJ Says It Lacks Evidence of Decisive Voter Fraud

Story of the Week / December 3rd, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. U.S. Attorney General William Barr told the Associated Press Tuesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that "could have affected a different outcome" in the...

Story Of The Week, Justice Department, 2020 Election, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

When Trump Worries Out Loud

News / June 23rd, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

Is President Donald Trump getting nervous? There are four and a half months until the election, which is more than enough time for the presidential campaign to turn upside down any number of times. But whether through Twitter, interviews or speeches, Trump has always tended to broadcast...

Donald Trump, White House, Elections, 2020 Election, Campaign Rhetoric, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

Illegal ballot harvesting caused a do-over House election in North Carolina. What are the pros and cons?

News / September 10th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

A U.S. House special election in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district on Tuesday is essentially a do-over after a candidate’s 2018 victory was negated by allegations of illegal ballot harvesting . The election could flip a longtime Republican district, and has shifted national...

Ballot Harvesting, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, North Carolina, Donald Trump, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Government

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