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Laws making it more difficult to vote are being introduced around the democratic world, an expert says.
Runoff elections in Georgia have a racist past, but the contest between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker for US Senate is a sign of progress.
Voter demographics and policy priorities are two recurrent, big issues on Election Day – but shifts in election administration and voting laws are new challenges influencing the midterms.
In the Shelby v. Holder decision, a key section of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act was eliminated, thus enabling states with histories of racial discrimination to enact new voting laws.
In a state where elections have turned on Black voters, the recent GOP overhaul of Georgia election laws has many voting rights activists and Democrats concerned that turnout may be affected.
A 2014 US Presidential Commission set a guideline that voters should not have to wait more than 30 minutes to cast their ballots. In some voting districts, it’s taking longer than an hour.
Because of the contentiousness of mail-in voting, it would not be surprising if there are more lawsuits after the election. We might not know for days who is the winner.
From the civil rights era to the 2020 election, Black Churches have been at the forefront of encouraging voter registration – and fighting voter suppression.
Experts explain five big threats to this year’s election, from Russian interference to voter intimidation at the polls – plus some tips to make sure every vote is counted.
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Professor of History, Texas A&M University
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Goodrich C. White Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science, Emory University
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Iowa
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Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University
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Associate Professor of History and American Studies, Rutgers University - Newark
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Assistant Professor of American Politics, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Church History, McCormick Theological Seminary
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Associate Professor of Finance, Texas State University
