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Showing posts with label state elections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label state elections. Show all posts
Monday, April 25, 2016

From the NYT: Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to Felons

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We discussed Texas' policy on voting rights for felons in class. Many states prevent people convicted of felonies to ever regain the ri...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

From Ballotpedia: Laws governing direct democracy in Texas

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Texas does not allow the general population many opportunities to directly impact legislation. Here's a look at what is allowed. - Click...
Friday, February 19, 2016

From NPR: Automatic Registration Is The Latest Chapter In Fight Over Voting Rights

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For our look at elections. - Click here for it . President Obama backed a bill in Illinois last week that would automatically register ...
Monday, February 1, 2016

For more on state election law . . .

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We spend more time with these later in the semester, but they are applicable today for two reasons. First, the presidential campaign begins ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Odds and ends for today's 2306

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- Tim Cole Commission begins work, optimistic for recommendations . Richard Miles was just 19 years old when his nightmare began.  In 1994,...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Speaking of ballot language

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A ballot measure legalizing marijuana was defeated, but the language on the ballot may have contributed to its defeat. - Voters confused by...
Thursday, October 29, 2015

From Governing: Why Democratic Governors and Republican Mayors Have Become Rare

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Voters seem to prefer different parties for different things. - Click here for the story . Historically, gubernatorial elections have ten...
Sunday, October 18, 2015

For a comparison of state turnout rates in 2014 ....

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... click here . Surprisingly, Texas is only second to last according to this ranking. Figures do tend to vary - which makes comparisons pro...
Friday, November 7, 2014

State by State Voter Turnout for Election 2014

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From Al Jazeera : Here are the national numbers. They report that that percentage of eligible voters in Texas that actually voted was 27%. T...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

From the Washington Post: Report: Election administration improving, in most states

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The Pew Research Organization studies and ranks the states on how easy they make it to vote in 2008 and 2012. North Dakota did best in both ...