What does the law say about armed officials at the polls? That’s one of four questions that a legal scholar answers as Trump administration threats have piled up about voting in the midterms.
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An armed voter suppression campaign in New Jersey in 1981 finds echoes today in the Trump administration’s persistent efforts to suppress the vote and undermine trust in elections nationwide.
US election coverage often portrays rural America as entirely white and conservative. This narrow view obscures the issues that matter to other voters.
There is a long history of sheriffs reinforcing social inequality − both informally and by using formal powers of their office
Fighting for voter access is an inevitable part of any democracy, from ancient Rome to the US today. Roman legislators were able to thwart elite political sway by introducing written ballots.
Any behavior reasonably calculated to dissuade a person from participating in an election is intimidation.
All 50 states have laws that ban potentially intimidating behavior at polling places. They will need enforcement during the 2022 midterm elections.
The major social media firms have taken a largely piecemeal and fractured approach to managing the problem.
Experts explain five big threats to this year’s election, from Russian interference to voter intimidation at the polls – plus some tips to make sure every vote is counted.
Laws that have long kept campaigners away from voters at polling places may not work in a world where a T-shirt symbol can be interpreted as campaigning.
An analysis of 55 countries shows voter turnout is lowest among women, the young, poor voters and those with less education.
The 2020 presidential election will be the first in nearly 40 years conducted without protections from a court order that forbid the GOP from using voter intimidation at the polls.
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