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In a time of bitter political division, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of non-partisan good government organization Common Cause New York, says the state has systems in place to ensure that ...

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He calls this election a “turning point” as monumental as the election of 1860—on the eve of the Civil War—and that of 1940, when the U.S. was deciding whether to adopt or fight Fascism.

the wisconsin elections commission says they’re working to pinpoint the root cause, adding they have no reason to believe the printing delays are caused by a cyberattack.

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The Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division said Thursday that it was "overwhelmed" by calls about Donald Trump's absence from the voters' pamphlet. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

You’ve heard it before: we are living in divided times. Disagreement is part of being a citizen of a democracy, but in today's indisputably hot political climate, young people have stepped up into ...

The Wide Awakes were a series of clubs of young men who organized parades throughout Northern towns and cities in support of anti-slavery candidates such as Abraham Lincoln.