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What’s a Runoff Election and Why Don’t We Hear About it More Often?

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022

November 26th, early voting began for the highly-anticipated December 6th run-off election between sitting U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and football star & businessman Hershel Walker. But what is a “runoff,” and why don’t we hear about it very often?

ADM for Sept. 16, 2022: A New ProPublica Report Chronicles One Women’s Quest to Assist Low-Literacy Voters – And the Attempts to Stop Her

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

An investigative report just released by nonprofit news organization ProPublica follows the story of one woman’s quest to provide assistance to low-literacy voters in her community. It also shows the efforts by local and state government to stop that assistance, which is guaranteed by the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

ADM for September 5, 2022: Conspiracy by Stop the Steal Activists to Break Into Voting Machines Widens to Georgia

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022

The apparent conspiracy in Michigan to seize and break into vote tabulating machines is widening. Last week, a grand jury was empaneled to examine similar allegations in Georgia.

American Democracy Minute for May 24, 2022: Georgia Voters Defy New Voting Restrictions, Set Records for Early Voting

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Tuesday, May 24, three states conduct state primaries, including Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia. In Georgia, voters defied the new draconian voting rules on absentee ballots, and restricting the number of ballot drop boxes and assistance from third party voting rights organizations, and turned out in record numbers for early voting. The three-week period of early voting ended Friday.

American Democracy Minute for May 11, 2022: What’s a “Wet Signature,” and why does it matter for elections?

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

A wet signature is one made by ink with a pen on paper, not an electronic signature that you can, say, buy a home with, or file your federal taxes. No, for many states, an electronic signature is not sufficient proof to use for registering to vote.