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The Senate reached an inevitable end point, after a legislative year of bluster about the SAVE America Act from its boosters and one last failed vote on a voter ID measure this week.
- By Chris Deaton
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‘I’d say any election, anywhere in the country today is better than it was six or seven years ago.’
‘American elections are accessible, secure, and accurate. We should be proud. Nonetheless, we should continue to improve American elections. And we should have conversations about documented proof of citizenship.’
For the same reasons [Americans] trust the elections in their backyard, they should trust the elections in my backyard.
This time, an independent auditing agency acted at the instruction of the state legislature, providing new perspective — and familiar results.
‘Election officials know that late changes almost always lead to unforeseen consequences,’ the group wrote, asking the court to not allow the rule to apply to this year’s Midterms.
By Chris Deaton
There’s already a lot of factual background to the Trump administration’s increase of investigative resources two months from Election Day. It tells a story the gist of which is unlikely to change.
By Chris Deaton
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‘I’d say any election, anywhere in the country today is better than it was six or seven years ago.’
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