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Cleveland voter advocacy groups get access to jails for first time in years, push for clear policies

Collin Cunningham

October 19, 2022 |

The Land |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

After a few years of virtual outreach due to the pandemic, Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates held an in-person drive in the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center to help people incarcerated there get registered to vote and request mail-in ballots. Over two days, the organization added 69 inmates to the county's voter rolls and helped 75 request ballots.

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US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women

Thomas Graham Kayla Epstein

October 19, 2022 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Bolivia

As the result of an electoral law introduced in the late '90s and later added to the country's constitution, roughly half of Bolivian lawmakers at every level of government are women. Though the country outperforms many others, including the United States, on gender parity in the legislature, women are still underrepresented in executive positions.

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Military Veterans Are Serving their Country in an Unusual, New Way—at the Polls

Lia Salvatierra

October 19, 2022 |

INDY Week |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

To help fill poll worker shortages and fight mis- and disinformation around the 2022 midterm elections, nonpartisan nonprofit We the Veterans launched a nationwide campaign called Vet the Vote, which recruits veterans and military members to serve as election officials. The campaign has signed up roughly 60,000 poll workers so far.

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Thousands of eligible Wisconsin voters face ballot barriers in jail

Matt Mencarini Erin McGroarty Phoebe Petrovic

October 18, 2022 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Jails in Illinois and Texas have improved voting access for people who are incarcerated by coordinating with voting rights advocacy groups and bringing the polls on-site. In June, voter turnout at the Cook County Jail in Illinois exceeded that of the city of Chicago as a whole, and the Harris County Jail in Texas saw 96 people vote in-person in November 2021 and about 200 cast ballots in the March primary.

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Getting Voters the Truth in Whirlwind of Lies

Lourdes Medrano

October 11, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Amid a climate of targeted election misinformation, grassroots organizations such as One Arizona are intensifying their outreach to Latino voters, with a focus on connecting with younger generations through high school visits and outreach at music and cultural festivals. One Arizona has registered about 120,000 young voters in the state since March.

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How we build political power: Lessons from Texas and Florida organizers

Anoa Changa

October 11, 2022 |

Scalawag |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

Groups such as Texas Organizing Project are focusing on reaching out to voters year-round rather than just during election season, with the goal of reaching people who are often not a priority for traditional campaigns and political parties.

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Southwest Florida works around Hurricane Ian ahead of November election

Romy Ellenbogen

October 07, 2022 |

Tampa Bay Times |

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Response Location: United States, Florida

When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle weeks before a general election in 2018, then-Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order allowing counties to expand early voting and shift polling locations, with some opting for consolidated "voting supercenters." Though turnout in affected counties dropped by 7 percent, statewide turnout increased and election workers reported that some voters were even more motivated to get to the polls because of the disaster.

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US midterm elections: The country with the world's youngest politicians

Sam Cabral Amund Trellevik

October 06, 2022 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Norway

Norway's electoral system allows several people from the same party to be elected in the same district, and political parties there have influential youth wings, paving the way for younger generations to take office more easily. This has resulted in Norway claiming the highest proportion of young politicians in the world, with 13.6 percent of representatives under the age of 30.

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Wineries, breweries help Secretary of State recruit younger poll workers

Amber Smith

October 05, 2022 |

Spectrum News 1 Kentucky |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

In 2020, the Kentucky Secretary of State's Office teamed up with local breweries to recruit a new generation of poll workers, distributing bottle tags with QR codes leading to online information about volunteering in elections. The effort was one of several initiatives that helped attract roughly 5,000 new poll workers, and the state has now expanded the program to local wineries for the 2022 election.

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Nevada Voters Consider Bringing Ranked Choice Elections to a Swing State

Spenser Mestel

September 27, 2022 |

Bolts |

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Response Location: United States, Alaska

Alaska recently held its first high-profile election using ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to select a second- and third-choice candidate to transfer their vote to if their first-choice candidate doesn't get enough votes to advance. Democrat Mary Peltola was elected in an upset over Republican Sarah Palin after receiving a higher percentage of second-choice votes transferred from the third candidate in the race, and this fall, a number of other states, including Nevada, will consider whether to implement ranked-choice voting.

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