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20 states refusing to provide voter data to Trump election panel

At least 20 states are pushing back or outright refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s request for voter registration data.

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Cuomo: New York Won't Comply With Trump's 'Election Integrity Commission' Data Request

Governor Cuomo became the latest state official to publicly turn down a request for voter information from President Trump's Commission on Election Integrity,...

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Trump’s voter-fraud commission wants to know voting history, party ID and address of every voter in the U.S.

The chair of President Trump's Election Integrity Commission has penned a letter to all 50 states requesting their full voter-role data, including...

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LETTER: Blocking voting reforms serves politicians, not public

To the editor: Another legislative session has come to a close and the New York State Senate has still not taken any meaningful action to modernize the state’s electoral system...

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“Jazz funeral” mourns bills killed by IDC

Critics of the Independent Democratic Conference held a funeral Wednesday for all the bills that died at the hands of the IDC this session.

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8%! New Report Shows Shockingly Low Voter Turnout in NYC

A recent report by New York City’s Board of Elections details shockingly low voter turnout in the 2016 congressional and state primary elections. The new numbers come amid increased attention to New York’s suppressive voting laws...

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 Could This Put an End to Gerrymandering?

For 30 years I have fought for election districts that are fair to people of color and make it possible for everyone to participate equally.

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Cuomo launching summer voter registration push at the Pride March as he aims to unseat six House Republicans

Gov. Cuomo and the state Democratic Party are set to kick off a summer-long statewide voter registration drive Sunday at the Pride March in the city.

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Why Are Millions of Citizens Not Registered to Vote?

A survey of the civically unengaged finds they lack interest, but outreach opportunities exist

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Activist says voter suppression is a ‘greater threat to U.S. democracy than Russian election tampering.'

Rev. William J. Barber, the activist preacher known for helping to lead the fight against strict voter laws in North Carolina, will march with other faith leaders in Washington...

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