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Kansas Firing Range To Double As A Voting Site

June 19, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Barton Community College’s Science and Math building will no longer be a voting site for residents of Barton County Township-A.

2 New Documentaries Expose Local Voting Barriers In North Carolina

June 18, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Two recent documentary films about elections and election laws were made in Fayetteville and show voters having trouble voting in 2016.

NYC Ranked Voting To Be On November Ballot

June 17, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

People of the nation’s largest city will decide in November whether innovative and controversial system will be used for primaries and special elections.

Michigan City Set To Use Ranked Voting Following Landmark Agreement

June 10, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into an agreement to settle a voting rights lawsuit with the City of Eastpointe, Michigan.

Albuquerque, NM City Council Still Split Over Ranked Voting System

June 8, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

The Albuquerque City Council has not made a decision yet on whether to adopt ranked-choice voting for municipal elections.

Joining St. Louis Approves to Advance Approval Voting Campaign

May 28, 2019 by Aaron Hamlin 1 Comment

After a landslide victory bringing approval voting to its first U.S. city in 2018, The Center for Election Science has joined to advance an initiative to bring approval voting to voters in St. Louis.