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Residents drop off mail-in ballots in Bucks County
Daily News Lesson October 26 2022

The role mail-in voting could play in the midterms
Learn why vote by mail will likely influence perceptions of the coming 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
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
Stimulus Bill Negotiations Stall on Postal Service Funding
Daily Video August 14 2020

Explainer: How election officials and the postal service handle ballots
Learn how the USPS and state election officials work together to manage mail-in ballots.
The NBA logo is displayed as people pass by the NBA Store in New York
Daily Video June 23 2020

Sports franchises push for paid holiday this Election Day
Examine the ways public figures and organizations can help push forward causes such as voter turnout.
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Post March 19 2020

Will it ever be possible to get out the youth vote?
Photo via Student Reporting Labs (SRL) Turning Out the Youth Vote series Quick instruction…
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Daily Video November 05 2018

Teen reporters interview Senate candidates about gun control and immigration
If you were born in 2000, there's a good chance you will be eligible to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab's Mason Berger reports on how organizations in Florida are trying to mobilize young voters around issues like the cost of college and gun violence.
An elections official demonstrates a touch-screen voting machine at the Fairfax County Governmental Center in Fairfax Virginia
Lesson Plan November 14 2017

Monitoring the midterms: Do midterm elections matter?
Understand midterm elections and discuss reasons why voter turnout remains low

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