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Dec 03 2022
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Georgia Voters Break Senate Runoff Turnout Record — Again
The single-day early voting turnout Friday in Georgia broke the last record set just days ago in an indication of intense interest in the race for Senate between former football player Herschel Walker and incumbent Raphael Warnock.
Top election official Gabriel Sterling touted the results on Twitter, revealing that 350,574 people had voted as of 8 p.m. Friday.
“That’s just an
HuffPostApr 18 2023
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Michigan's youth voter turnout in 2022 was best in US, report says
(CBS DETROIT) - Young people in Michigan voted in the 2022 election at a higher rate than young people in any other state. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University, young voters in Michigan aged 18-29 turned out to vote in November at a rate of 37%. The national average youth voter turnout rate was 23%. Michigan was also one of
CBS News (Online)Apr 13 2023
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10 graphics showing voter turnout in Chicago’s municipal runoff election
Despite the threat of severe weather on Election Day, turnout was moderate in Chicago’s municipal runoff election, with more than a third of all registered voters casting ballots for mayor. This, however, was in large part due to early voting, which has continued to trend higher, with almost 57% of voters deciding to skip day-of voting at the polls and instead opting to vote by mail or at
Chicago TribuneMar 19 2024
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Kansas voters experience short lines, quick process in presidential preference primary
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Through Tuesday afternoon, voters showed up but it was more of a trickle with an overall low turnout for Kansas’ presidential preference primary, the first since 1992 and the third in the state’s history. This is a move from traditional caucuses most Kansas voters are used to. According to the Kansas Secretary of State website, presidential preference primary means vote
KWCHMar 19 2024
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Nine of 10 Mehlville BOE candidates field questions from voters at forum
In a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters and Call Newspapers at Andre’s South on March 5, nine of the 10 candidates running for the Mehlville School District Board of Education outlined their platforms and addressed key issues facing the district. The event, ahead of the upcoming April 2 municipal and school board elections, saw a large turnout from the community. The candidates,
St. Louis Call NewspapersFeb 27 2016
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Low Voter Turnout Expected in South Carolina
The Democratic primary in South Carolina is expected to see a turnout far less than what we saw in last week's record breaking Republican primary.
TownhallMar 25 2024
Perspectives Blog
When Voters Don’t Want Anyone to Be President
From the CenterThere was a time in American politics in which voters chose their candidates based on whom they held in the highest regard, weighing their options and making their selection based on which of their alternatives they held in higher regard and would perform more effectively in office. That era no longer exists.
We now live in an era of negative partisanship, in which
Dan SchnurMar 18 2015
News
Would Automatic Voter Registration Increase Turnout?
Go to renew your driver's license in Oregon, and you will now be signed up to vote automatically.
It's the first state in the country with that sort of law, which is designed to make voting easier, and stands in contrast to the trend seen in the past several years in more conservative states.
"It's really interesting — when we've seen restrictions emerging in Republican-leaning
NPR (Online News)Mar 24 2024
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Pulse of the Voters: Economy, foreign affairs are key
TRAVERSE CITY — Dan Bradfield, 53, has called Northern Michigan home for most of his life, growing up in Elk Rapids and now living in Traverse City where he’s working as an insurance senior underwriter. As he looks ahead to the presidential election in November, he’s keeping in mind the fact that – for him – retirement will be here sooner rather than later. As a result, the state of the
Traverse City Record-EagleMar 26 2024
Perspectives Blog
Why LGBTQ+ Voters Will Decide The 2024 Presidential Election
Written by Vance Reavie and Brett Loyd.
Vance Reavie (Center bias) is a tech entrepreneur, AI/ML specialist, Independent Center leader, and current CEO of Junction AI. Brett Loyd (Center bias) is the President Of The Nonpartisan Bullfinch Group.
From the CenterOver the past decade, voters identifying as LGBTQ+ have more than doubled. What’s more, this group is
Multiple Writers - Center