Webcast Extra: Streamlining Voting and the Rising Stars of 2016

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On the Webcast Extra: The panelists examine how Romney and Obama’s campaign lawyers are working together to simplify voting. Also, is Obama’s new internet based executive order protective or just more regulation? Plus, how big personality may lead to big action in Congress and who we may see in 2016.

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Webcast Extra: Streamlining Voting and the Rising Stars of 2016

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How to win an election during a pandemic

Coronavirus threatens a guarded tradition for many black Americans: Voting in person

House Passes Voting Rights Bill Despite Near Unanimous Republican Opposition

Supreme Court strikes down Michigan gerrymandering ruling

After Resisting, McConnell and Senate G.O.P. Back Election Security Funding

The FEC Won't Be Able to Reform Super PACs Before 2020: ‘That's Kind of Crazy’

States Rush to Make Voting Systems More Secure as New Threats Emerge

Trump announces executive order to obtain citizenship data

Is the President's executive order less about the census, and more about rallying his base?

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