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If You Want to Vote this Fall, You’ll Need to Be Registered. To Register, You Need to Be Prepared, and Time is Running Out.

July 25, 2024July 26, 2024

If you want to vote this fall and you’re not registered, it’s time to get busy. Fifteen states require a citizen to register 30 days prior to an election. And a recent study showed 9% of Americans don’t have ready access to the documents required. Here’s what you need.

Claims of Widespread Voting by Noncitizens Might Be Red Meat for the Base, But It’s Complete Nonsense.

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

At the Republican National Convention, Sen. Ted Cruz claimed that Democrats tolerated illegal immigration so noncitizens would fraudulently vote. Such claims might rile up the GOP base, but they are patently false.

Some Campaign Strategists Hope You’ll Show Up at the Polls, Only to Find that Your Voter Registration has been Purged. Don’t Let that Happen.

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024

Here’s a scenario likely to be more common in the 2024 elections: You show up expecting to cast your ballot, but the clerk says you’re no longer registered. In many states, you used to be able to register the day of the election, but your state legislature changed the rules, and you’re now required to bring citizenship & birth certificate papers to re-register. So sorry.

Why People Don’t Vote Week: You Can’t Vote if You Don’t Register — So Why Don’t Nonvoters Register?

July 10, 2024July 11, 2024

We continue our “Why People Don’t Vote Week” with why eligible citizens don’t register to vote. Polls show that it’s a combination of apathy, available time, lack of information, and other social and systemic barriers.

Why People Don’t Vote Week: Surveys Show Many Nonvoters Don’t Think Their Vote Matters

July 7, 2024August 2, 2024

This week we’re looking at the reasons why people don’t vote. A 2020 survey by political research site FiveThirtyEight.com found that many just don’t like the candidate, some have to wait in line for hours, and some, well, they just don’t think their vote makes a difference.

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Tag: voter registration

If You Want to Vote this Fall, You’ll Need to Be Registered. To Register, You Need to Be Prepared, and Time is Running Out.

Claims of Widespread Voting by Noncitizens Might Be Red Meat for the Base, But It’s Complete Nonsense.

Some Campaign Strategists Hope You’ll Show Up at the Polls, Only to Find that Your Voter Registration has been Purged. Don’t Let that Happen.

Why People Don’t Vote Week: You Can’t Vote if You Don’t Register — So Why Don’t Nonvoters Register?

Why People Don’t Vote Week: Surveys Show Many Nonvoters Don’t Think Their Vote Matters