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Daily News Lesson March 04 2024

Supreme Court weighs in: Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from GOP primary ballot

Hear from Brooks and Capehart on the decisions of some states to remove Trump from the ballot

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Lesson Plan November 11 2020

Voter suppression then and now

Explore voter suppression in the United States from Reconstruction to today

Georgia Finishes Up Counting Ballots As Biden Has Been Projected To Win National Election

Daily Video November 11 2020

Trump claims widespread voter fraud despite no evidence

Hear what one veteran Republican lawyer has to say about the lack of evidence of fraud in the 2020 election.

Mail-in ballots are counted in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Lesson Plan November 06 2020

Ballad of the Ballots

Understand the history of ballots in the U.S. and why voting reform has always been a topic of debate

Early voting in Maryland

Daily Video October 28 2020

What we can tell—and what we can't—from early voting

Explore what polls and early voting numbers can tell us about an election and what won't be known until after Election Day

FILE PHOTO: In-person early voting in Milwaukee

Daily Video October 27 2020

What should students know with one week until the election?

With one week to go before the election, what should students understand about the presidential race and other races?

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Lesson Plan October 22 2020

Lesson plan: Contested elections in American history

Learn more about contested elections in U.S history and the role of the 12th Amendment

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Lesson Plan October 07 2020

Lesson plan: Down-ballot voting and the role of local elections

Understand the importance of local elections and ballot measures with this lesson plan

A sign marks a rendezvous location for Lyft and Uber users at San Diego State University in San Diego

Daily Video October 05 2020

How state ballot initiatives play a key role in elections

How might a ballot initiative in California determine the future of the 'gig economy'?

FILE PHOTO: Voters line up to cast their ballots in Atlanta

Daily Video September 28 2020

Why the presidential election might not end on November 3

Why this year has the chance to be a longer, more chaotic (but not unprecedented) voting process than usual

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