The race to get Georgia’s 23,000 17-year-olds registered to vote
Several thousands of Georgia residents are turning 18 before the two Senate runoff elections in Georgia, and they have until December 7 to register in order to be able to vote in the January 5 runoff.Visit MIT Technology Review to learn more.
The dead voter conspiracy theory peddled by Trump voters, debunked
A look at several cases where many Donald Trump surrogates are concerned about dead people casting votes and how the accusations are baseless and not true.Visit The Guardian to learn more.
Michigan GOP backtracks after blocking vote certification
Wednesday, in Wayne county Michigan, Republicans initially blocked certification of the election results that had Joe Biden winning the county. Election certification is a relatively routine process, and after harsh rebukes and criticism the Republicans reversed their stance hours later.Visit AP News to learn more.
Alaska Joins Maine in Implementing Ranked Choice Voting
Alaska voters approved Ballot Measure 2 this month by a razor-thin 50.45%-49.55% margin. The measure establishes ranked-choice voting for general elections, including for President. It also eliminates partisan primaries for state legislative, state executive, and congressional races – candidates will now run in an open primary, followed by a run-off election between the top four vote-getters.Visit Balletpedia to learn more.
How split-ticket voting might have saved two Republican Texas lawmakers in a blue county
A look at how some Texas voters were willing to vote for Joe Biden for President, but still voted for Republicans in congressional races, and how that shifted the balance of power in this year’s election.Visit The Texas Tribune to learn more.