Appendix G
Appendix G
Appendix G
Compendium of Relevant and Current News Articles
When faced with an information gap, many voters will enter their choice keywords into Google, taking the trending results as gospel. Following their example, we used Google Alerts to compile a weekly newsletter of topical articles featuring reliable voting information, highlighting everything from grassroots movements to corporate and governmental initiatives.
The following lists the five best news articles from each of those newsletters. As this project continues forward, we’ll add additional articles to this list. To access all articles featured in a specific newsletter, reach out to us at votercommunication@gmail.com.
Table of Contents
Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, to Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Black churches’ Souls to the Polls efforts, even during COVID-19, aim to boost voter turnout
Seema Mehta and Melissa Gomez / The LA Times / Nov. 1, 2020Synopsis: Black churches have frequently held Souls to the Polls events on Sundays before election day. COVID made this more complicated, so churches got creative.
Coronavirus Adds To Voting Challenges For Native American Community
Savannah Maher / National Public Radio / Nov. 1, 2020Synopsis: People who live on America’s 326 Indian reservations often have a harder time voting due to bad roads and lack of formal addresses. The pandemic is adding challenges.
Getting to the polls can be hard in Navajo Nation. This woman is leading voters on horseback.
Sydney Page / The Washington Post / Nov. 2, 2020Synopsis: Allie Young led eager voters across the two-hour trail from their homeland of Navajo Nation to the polls.
Asian Americans are seeing unprecedented outreach — but campaigns could still do better
Li Zhou / Vox / Nov. 3, 2020Synopsis: Many political campaigns have historically fallen short when it comes to Asian American voter outreach.
A nonprofit raised over $1.4 million to deliver 66,000 free pizzas to hungry voters waiting in long election lines
Erin McDowell / Insider / Nov. 4, 2020Synopsis: Waiting in line to vote can take hours — and it’s hungry work. This nonprofit decided to give out free pizza to help voters.
Thursday, Nov 5, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Vote counts continue in Georgia, Arizona; Trump mounts legal challenges
Colby Itkowitz / The Washington Post / Nov. 5, 2020Native Americans, hit hard by COVID-19, faced major barriers to vote
Alexia Fernández Campbell and Carrie Levine / Public Integrity / Nov. 5, 2020
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
A nonprofit raised over $1.4 million to deliver 66,000 free pizzas to hungry voters waiting in long election lines
Erin McDowell / Insider / Nov. 4, 2020Around the world, election results sometimes take time to call
Miriam Berger and Ruby Mellen / The Washington Post / Nov. 4, 2020Advocacy group achieves goal of increasing Latino voter participation in Wis.
Juliana Tornabene / NBC / Nov. 4, 2020Democrats lose ground with Latino voters in Florida and Texas, underscoring outreach missteps
Jose A. Del Real and Arelis R. Hernández / The Washington Post / Nov. 4, 2020
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Asian Americans are seeing unprecedented outreach — but campaigns could still do better
Li Zhou / Vox / Nov. 3, 2020San Angelo residents in their 20s, 30s vote for the first time thanks to local nonprofit
John Tufts / San Angelo Standard-Times / Nov. 3, 2020Interference Threat Looms After Election, Former DHS Head Says
Shaun Courtney / Bloomberg / Nov. 3, 2020As Counting Begins, a Flood of Mail Ballots Complicates Vote Tallies
Stephanie Saul and Danny Hakim / The New York Times / Nov. 3, 2020
Monday, Nov. 2, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Vote Your Voice: In Mississippi, grantee organizations are challenging systemic voter suppression
Esther Schrader / SPLC Southern Poverty Law Center / Nov. 2, 2020What to Expect From Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on Election Day
Mike Isaac, Kate Conger, and Daisuke Wakabayashi / The New York Times / Nov. 2, 2020Getting to the polls can be hard in Navajo Nation. This woman is leading voters on horseback
Sydney Page / The Washington Post / Nov. 2, 2020Election security pros focus on effective partnerships
CyberScoop Staff / CyberScoop / Nov. 2, 2020Perspective: This D.C. man fights to educate Americans on the importance of voting
John Kelly / The Washington Post / Nov. 2, 2020‘It’s Just Crazy’ in Pennsylvania: Mail Voting and the Anxiety That Followed
Trip Gabriel / The New York Times / Nov. 2, 2020
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Florida’s military mail-in vote may play critical role in 2020 election
Ileana Najarro / Tampa Bay Times / Nov. 1, 2020Haitian Souls Head to the Polls in Final Days of Election
Sam Bojarski / The Haitian Times / Nov. 1, 2020Coronavirus Adds To Voting Challenges For Native American Community
Savannah Maher / National Public Radio / Nov. 1, 2020Democratic operatives concerned about Latino voter outreach days before election
Beatrice Peterson / ABC News / Nov. 1, 2020College Democrats and Republicans prepare for Election Day with voter outreach
Abi Pepin / The Appalachian Online / Nov. 1, 2020Black churches’ Souls to the Polls efforts, even during COVID-19, aim to boost voter turnout
Seema Mehta and Melissa Gomez / The LA Times / Nov. 1, 2020
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
‘The Collective’ partners with Lyft to provide free rides to polls in 9 key battleground states
Margarita Vinogradov / Channel 3000 / Oct. 31, 2020For Detroiters With Disabilities, Polling Places Can Be Barriers
Patch.com / Oct. 31, 2020Election mailers list incorrect voting information to Horry County residents
WMBF News Staff / WMBF News / Oct. 31, 2020Texas is on track for record turnout in this election after breaking early voting records
Jeremy Schwartz and Mandi Cai / The Texas Tribune and ProPublica / Oct. 31, 2020
Friday, Oct. 30, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Vote Your Voice: In Louisiana, grantee organizations counter state’s strict rule on absentee voting
Brad Bennett / SPLC Southern Law Center / Oct. 30, 2020ProPublica Responds to the Center for Voter Information
Ryan McCarthy / ProPublica / Oct. 30, 2020
Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, to Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Paid Time Off, Free Fries: How Corporate America Is Getting Out the Vote
Kate Kelly and Sapna Maheshwari / The New York Times / Oct. 23, 2020Synopsis: Less than two weeks before the general election, corporate America is having a civic awakening, with thousands of companies encouraging voter participation by offering their workers paid time off, voter-education tools, and interactive sessions on how elections work.
Native voters struggle amid growing reliance on mail-in voting
Teresa Tomassoni / The Washington Post / Oct. 24, 2020Synopsis: Many Indigenous peoples and Native American rights advocates note those living in isolated areas of reservations with limited transportation were not considered when many states expanded mail-in voting this election season to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Historically Black Colleges Become Focus of Biden, Trump Outreach
Joshua Jamerson / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 25, 2020Synopsis: In the final stretch of the campaign, both President Trump and Joe Biden are highlighting relationships with historically Black colleges and universities.
As U.S. election nears, researchers are following the trail of fake news
Greg Miller / Science Magazine / Oct. 26, 2020Synopsis: This election season, understanding how misinformation spreads has become a major goal of some social scientists.
How voting rights groups are providing free and safe transportation to the polls during the pandemic
Jennifer Liu / CNBC / Oct. 26, 2020Synopsis: In the coming days leading up to Nov. 3, millions of Americans will head out to cast their votes: But voting in person poses accessibility issues that can suppress participation, particularly for those who do not have a car or reliable public transportation, or those who live far away from their polling place.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Trump says he saved historically Black colleges. Will that earn him votes?
Divya Kumar / Tampa Bay Times / Oct. 28, 2020TikTok to add Election Day resources, live results from AP to its election guide
Sarah Perez / Tech Crunch / Oct. 28, 2020The Science of Changing a Loved One’s Vote
Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic / Oct. 28, 2020New York high school’s nonprofit partnership has students tackle voter engagement
Shawna De La Rosa / Education Dive / Oct. 28, 2020Secretary of State Griswold hires tribal outreach coordinator on voter education
Michael Karlik / Colorado Politics / Oct. 28, 2020
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
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Kanye West, others join Trump and Biden on list of presidential candidates on Oklahoma ballot
Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Kalamazoo Public Safety making plans to ensure voter safety on Election Day
Brad Devereaux / Michigan Live / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Has Latino Voter Outreach Been Enough?
BELatina Daily / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Get Out the Vote Efforts in Farm Country Are Reaching Young, Latinx, and Rural Voters
Aaron Calvin / Civil Eats / Oct. 27, 2020 -
The Supreme Court’s ruling to limit ballot-counting in Wisconsin comes as voting battles escalate.
Nick Corasaniti and Stephanie Saul / The New York Times / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Google is partnering with the Associated Press for election results
Adi Robertson / The Verge / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Boulder County DA, clerk’s office partnering to prevent voter intimidation
Mitchell Byars / Daily Camera / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Voice of OC Partnering With ProPublica on Electionland Project to Seek and Report Voting Issues
Sonya Quick / Voice of OC / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Bastrop County nonprofit works to increase voter participation in low turnout area
Cameron Drummond / Statesman / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Young Adults Need Time Off To Vote. The Onus Falls On Companies And Schools.
Campbell Streator / Forbes / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Most Muslim Voters Don’t Like Donald Trump. But Has Joe Biden Done Enough to Earn Their Votes?
Sanya Mansoor / TIME / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Uber helps increase voter turnout
Sarah Motter / WIBW / Oct. 27, 2020 -
Supreme Court Galvanizes Push for Early Voting by Wisconsin Democrats
Stephanie Saul / The New York Times / Oct. 27, 2020
Monday, Oct. 26, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Pennsylvania’s top election official says the state is prepared for election security threats
Karen Shuey / The Mercury / Oct. 26, 2020As U.S. election nears, researchers are following the trail of fake news
Greg Miller / Science Magazine / Oct. 26, 2020Trinity Students Work with Hartford Community Partners to Increase Voter Engagement
Emma Sternberg / Trinity College / Oct. 26, 2020Nonprofit, nonpartisan program educates kids about voting
Kris Capps / The Daily News-Miner / Oct. 26, 2020Yale MSA event seeks to boost Muslim youth voter turnout
Razel Suansing / Yale Daily News / Oct. 26, 2020What the 2020 electorate looks like by party, race and ethnicity, age, education and religion
John Gramlich / Pew / Oct. 26, 2020How voting rights groups are providing free and safe transportation to the polls during the pandemic
Jennifer Liu / CNBC / Oct. 26, 2020Promoting a culture of voting and civic engagement within our nonprofit organizations
Lauren Cristella / Generosity / Oct. 26, 2020Cirque d’Vote: Nonprofit circus group encourages voting in Austin
KXAN Staff / KXAN / Oct. 26, 2020Judge refuses to stop Richland, Charleston election officials from accepting nonprofit aid
Mike Fitts / Post and Courier / Oct. 26, 2020People with Dementia Have the Right to Vote
Regina Koepp / Psychology Today / Oct. 26, 2020Liberal groups bury Michigan with mail shaming people to vote. Many hate it.
Jonathan Oosting / Bridge Michigan / Oct. 26, 2020Outreach volunteers are texting, calling Pa. voters at a record pace
Cherri Gregg / KYW Newsradio 1060 / Oct. 26, 2020Will NJ’s mail-in option increase youth voter turnout?
Dino Flammia / NJ 101.5 / Oct. 26, 2020Barack Obama and LeBron James are joining forces in a late push to increase Black voter turnout.
Astead W. Herndon / The New York Times / Oct. 26, 2020
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Faith communities urge voters to cast their ballots with climate in mind
Erin Stone / Arizona Republic / Oct. 25, 2002San Francisco Partners With Local Nonprofit To Help Vulnerable Residents Vote in 2020 Election
Matt Charnoock / SFist / Oct. 25, 2020Brooklyn Center Nonprofit Works to Boost Immigrant Voting
Pafoua Yang / CCX Media / Oct. 25, 2020Atlanta nonprofit translating voting materials, providing translators for Asian Americans
Chenue Her / Alive / Oct. 25, 2020It’s Been A Minute: How Latino Voter Outreach Still Falls Short
Sam Sanders / National Public Radio / Oct. 25, 2020- Historically Black Colleges Become Focus of Biden, Trump Outreach
Joshua Jamerson / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 25, 2020 Souls to the Polls encourages Black voters to cast their ballots early
Teresa Stepzinski / Florida Times-Union / Oct. 25, 2020Faced with historic ‘voter anxiety,’ coalition wants to arm Pa. voters with info at the polls
Kenny Cooper / Pennsylvania Capital-Star / Oct. 25, 2020
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Native voters struggle amid growing reliance on mail-in voting
Teresa Tomassoni / The Washington Post / Oct. 24, 2020City of Milwaukee Election Commission Launches 414 Votes Website Featuring Daily Voter Tracker
Milwaukee Courier / Oct. 24, 2020‘More Important Than Ever’: The Race to Boost California’s Latino Vote
Farida Jhabvala Romero / KQED / Oct. 24, 2020Voter turnout among Puerto Ricans rising, not necessarily because of Hurricane Maria: Experts
Cristina Corujo / ABC / Oct. 24, 2020Black clergy aim to convert Memphians into voters as end of early voting nears
Ryan Poe / Memphis Commercial Appeal / Oct. 24, 2020Wisconsin GOP’s voting restrictions impact Black residents
Claire Campbell and Laura Schultz / Star Tribune / Oct. 24, 2020IU student organizations find ways to help increase younger voter turnout
Rachel Lipofsky / Indiana Daily Student / Oct. 24, 2020Organizers canvass Chattanooga neighborhoods of color to increase voter turnout
Sabrina Maggiore / ABC / Oct. 24, 2020
Friday, Oct. 23, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
A Nonprofit With Ties to Democrats Is Sending Out Millions of Ballot Applications. Election Officials Wish It Would Stop.
Joshua Eaton, Lauren Rosenthal, and Thy Anh Vo / ProPublica / Oct. 23, 2020Warner says no interference in W.Va. | News, Sports, Jobs
Steven Allen Adams / The Weirton Daily Times / Oct. 23, 2020Paid Time Off, Free Fries: How Corporate America Is Getting Out the Vote
Kate Kelly and Sapna Maheshwari / The New York Times / Oct. 23, 2020Why The Native American Vote Could Be Critical in Swing State Arizona
Ngozi Ekeledo / NBC / Oct. 23, 2020Texas’ massive early voting numbers have persisted, leading to predictions of overall turnout unseen in years
Alex Samuels and Mandi Cai / The Texas Tribune / Oct. 23, 2020Hawaii Voter Turnout Already At 41%
Blaze Lovell / Civil Beat / Oct. 23, 2020
Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, to Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Long Lines, Early Ballots, New Polls All Point to Heavy Voter Turnout
Chad Day and Cameron McWhirter / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 17, 2020Synopsis: Long lines at early voting sites, huge increases in mail-in ballots due to the pandemic and polls showing sky-high enthusiasm for voting are all pointing to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election.
‘Reclaim Your Vote’ encourages voter education and civic engagement
Courtney Bennett / NBC / Oct. 17, 2020Synopsis: The National Urban League President Marc Morial, Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley, Flint Community Schools Superintendent Anita Wilkerson, and Word of Life Church Pastor George Wikinson joined together and stressed the importance of the upcoming election.
How Will the U.S. Combat Election Day Cyberwarfare? With Paper.
Kassie Bracken and Alexandra Eaton / The New York Times / Oct. 18, 2020Synopsis: With early voting underway, states are working to reassure voters that their ballots will be counted as cast. This article recounts how states’ responses have to Russian hacking and the coronavirus crisis have helped make the election more secure than ever.
LeBron James on Black Voter Participation, Misinformation and Trump
Astead W. Herndon / The New York Times / Oct. 21, 2020Synopsis: In an interview, the recently crowned N.B.A. champion discussed the work of More Than a Vote, a collective of athletes trying to combat misinformation among Black communities before Election Day.
What We Know About the Election From Early Voting
Lisa Lerer / The New York Times / Oct. 21, 2020Synopsis: Here’s what the country’s huge early turnout can tell us, and what it can’t.
Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, to Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
- After disastrous primary, D.C. elections board chair prepares for biggest test yet
Michael Brice-Saddler / The Washington Post / Oct. 9, 2020
Synopsis: For D.C. Board of Elections Chair D. Michael Bennett, the presidential voting underway in the nation’s capital is a chance at redemption. - Anti-Trump, but not fully for Biden: Will Gen Z vote?
Rishika Dugyala / POLITICO / Oct. 11, 2020
Synopsis: Younger citizens are eager to make a difference, driven by strong anti-Trump sentiment and the tumult of 2020. But they’re not fully sold on a Biden-led Democratic Party and still have concerns about voting. Will they vote? And if so, then how? - Thousands of NC voters wait weeks for absentee ballots
Bryan Anderson and Camille Fassett / The Associated Press / Oct. 12, 2020
Synopsis: Weeks from the election, three of North Carolina’s most populous counties are often taking two weeks or more to send absentee ballots out to voters who request them. - Microsoft Seeks to Defend U.S. Election in Botnet Takedown
Kartikay Mehrotra / Bloomberg / Oct. 12, 2020Synopsis: A coalition of technology companies used a federal court order unsealed on Oct. 12 to begin dismantling one of the world’s most dangerous botnets in an effort to preempt disruptive cyber-attacks before next month’s U.S. presidential election.
- What is better, mail-in voting or early, in-person voting?
Annalisa Merelli / Quartz / Oct. 13, 2020Synopsis: While the U.S. Election Day is only three weeks away, most voters still have options about how they cast their votes: Through an absentee ballot, by voting early, or at the polling station on Nov. 3.
Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, to Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
‘Why I bought a voting machine on eBay’ – the hackers protecting US election
Joe Tidy / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Oct. 2, 2020Synopsis: More than 200 people have signed up to a volunteer group of security experts and hackers called the Election Cyber Surge, trying to hack one of the most commonly used voting machines in the US, to look for security vulnerabilities, but not with any criminal intentions.
Fighting false mail-in ballot claims, states seek outside help
Pamela Brown and Jeremy Herb / Cable News Network (CNN) / Oct. 5, 2020Synopsis: Concerned about being on the losing end of an information war, state election officials are seeking outside help with messaging and rapid-response efforts in hopes they won’t be caught flatfooted by dubious claims of voter fraud.
‘Get Out the Vote’ campaign aims to increase the Latino voter turnout in Arizona
Liliana Soto / ABC / Oct. 6, 2020
Synopsis: Arizonans now have until Oct. 23, 2020, to register to vote. A time frame that cannot go to waste for organizations like Chicanos Por La Causa and Unidos U.S. Action Fund.How to fix America’s voter registration system so more people can vote
Jen Kirby / Vox / Oct. 7, 2020Synopsis: Voter registration organizations have been busy, attempting to work within a system that complicates the electoral process. But things don’t have to be this complicated.
Getting Lots Of Political Messages On Your Phone? Welcome To ‘The Texting Election’
Jim Zarroli / National Public Radio (NPR) / Oct. 7, 2020Synopsis: This election has seen SMS services harnessed more than any other.
Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, to Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
- As COVID-19 causes older poll workers to drop out, younger people are stepping up to help
Mandy Hrach / ABC 7 / Sept. 28, 2020
Synopsis: As many of the country’s older, experienced poll workers cancel plans to work due to the coronavirus, younger people are stepping up to help. Vote-by-Mail Programs Date Back to the Civil War
Jessica Pearce Rotondi / History Channel / Sept. 28, 2020
Synopsis: Voting by mail can trace its roots to the Civil War and World War II. Here’s everything you need to know about the history of absentee voting and vote by mail.Changing absentee rules leave South Carolina voters confused
Michelle Liu / The Associated Press / Sept. 29, 2020
Synopsis: A flurry of federal court rulings this month over whether South Carolinians need witnesses to sign their mail-in ballots this November has left many confused and frustrated as voting registration deadlines approach, with absentee voting beginning in less than a week.How to spot disinformation in U.S. and California elections: A Guide
The Sacramento Bee / Sept. 29, 2020
Synopsis: With voters seeing more misleading claims than ever before, this article pulls together tools to help voters identify disinformation so they can focus on the facts.HBCU’s working to increase voter turnout, engage students ahead of 2020 election
Michael Perchick / ABC 11 / Oct. 1, 2020
Synopsis: As the voter registration deadline approaches, HBCU’s are continuing to find ways to make sure students stay connected with the voting proc
Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, to Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
How to track your ballot like a UPS package
Geoffrey A. Fowler / The Washington Post / Sept. 18, 2020Synopsis: It’s now possible to track your ballot’s trajectory.
Scam concerns grow as election, absentee efforts progress
Hannah Jewell / Fox 6 Milwaukee / Sept. 20, 2020Synopsis: Municipal clerks and election officials will be working all weekend long to get absentee ballots in the mail.
Election commission changes early voting location
Shelby Harris / The Daily Times / Sept. 21, 2020Synopsis: The early voting location at the Blount County Courthouse has been moved to Foothills Mall for the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Neither rain, sleet or the election
Holly Gaskill / The Echo News / Sept. 22, 2020Synopsis: Why the USPS is still important — and why it needs to run more efficiently than ever.
Going All In On Young Voter Education
Austin Powe / Forbes / Sept. 22, 2020Synopsis: An organization working to educate and empower college students to vote during every election cycle — the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge — has become critical at a time when the pandemic is threatening an already confusing experience.
Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, to Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
- As election nears, USC-led cybersecurity initiative pivots to voter education and access
Emily Gersema / USC News / Sept. 11, 2020
Synopsis: The Google-funded USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative has held workshops for officials around the country, bracing them for cyberthreats. Now, they are channeling their efforts into helping voters. Wisconsin Election Commission: Return absentee ballots ASAP
Benjamin Yount / The Center Square / Sept. 15, 2020Synopsis: Some absentee ballots in Wisconsin are likely already in the mail, and the head of the state’s election commission is telling voters to fill them out and return them as quickly as possible given the flood of absentee ballots this fall.
Polling locations in Jefferson County closed illegally, Arkansas Democratic Party says
Desmond Nugent / ABC7 / Sept. 15, 2020Synopsis: Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Michael Gray filed a complaint to the Arkansas EBC, accusing members of the Jefferson County Election Board of breaking the law.
‘Not Plan A’: Charities are stepping up to pay for elections
Nicholas Riccardi / The Associated Press / Sept. 16, 2020Synopsis: Well-funded nonprofits are donating hundreds of millions of dollars to help state and local officials run elections during the pandemic.
In MN Latinx Communities, Grassroots Voter Outreach Ramps Up
Mike Moen / Public News Service / Sept. 17, 2020Synopsis: Voter outreach groups have altered their approach during the pandemic, and that includes a Minnesota organization connecting with Latinx communities.
Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, to Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Facebook’s Political Ad Ban Also Threatens Ability to Spread Accurate Information on How to Vote
Jeremy B. Merrill / ProPublica / Sept. 4, 2020Synopsis: Two months out from Election Day, Facebook’s changes to its political ad rules cause additional problems for the government officials running the vote.
Detroit Pistons Ramp up Voter Outreach in Lead up To the November Election
John Bozick / Detroitist / Sept. 5, 2020Synopsis: As more sports teams ramp up efforts to increase voter turnout, the Pistons are working with their community to get out the vote.
KNOXVILLE LIBRARY OFFERS VOTER EDUCATION CLASSES
Jon Mohwinkle / KNIA KRLS / Sept. 8, 2020Synopsis: A local library seeks to help its voters navigate the voting process.
Research Shows Mail-In Voting Doesn’t Favor Democrats or Republicans
Nathan Solis / Courthouse News Service / Sept. 9, 2020Synopsis: A Public Policy Institute of California study shows that mail-in voting doesn’t give an edge to either party
What it takes to turn a sports venue into a polling place
Kimberly Adams / Marketplace / Sept. 10, 2020Synopsis: Insight into the complicated process of turning a sports venue into a polling place
Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, to Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
NBA players get owners to commit to turning arenas into voting sites; playoffs to resume Saturday
Dennis Young / NY Daily News / Aug. 28, 2020Synopsis: As players are set to return for playoffs, those in team-owned arenas have secured guarantees that their arenas will turn into polling places come November in locations where in-person voting is still legally possible and viable.
American Muslim groups rally thousands to get political on National Muslim Voter Registration Day
Alaa Elassar / CNN / Aug. 28, 2020Synopsis: American Muslim activists across the country are rallying their communities Friday to participate in National Muslim Voter Registration Day to impact the 2020 presidential election.
League of Women Voters partners with nonprofits to educate about absentee voting
Dan Greenwood / The Free Press / Aug. 31, 2020Synopsis: The League of Women Voters has implemented a statewide initiative geared toward encouraging absentee voting and explaining how it works.
Major Black, Jewish civil rights orgs teaming up for Philly voter outreach
Miles Bryan / WHYY / Aug. 31, 2020Synopsis: A major Black civil rights organization is teaming up with a major Jewish civil rights group to engage in voter outreach and education in Philadelphia.
‘Get out the Vote’ offers ways to increase access
Cleveland Jewish News / Sept. 3, 2020Synopsis: Get Out The Vote aims to help people vote earlier to ensure those who vote later also have access to help, abating mail delay
Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, to Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Voting by mail? It’s been the Arizona way for years
Andrew Oxford / AZ Central / Aug. 21, 2020Synopsis: An overview of vote-by-mail in Arizona.
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops usually cast ballots by mail. This year could be more complicated, Pentagon office says.
Missy Ryan / The Washington Post / Aug. 22, 2020Synopsis: Army stationed abroad seeking to vote must do so by mail: Yet this year presents unprecedented hurdles to the troops.
Is mail-in voting safe? NIU professor talks fact versus fiction
ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team / ABC 7 / Aug. 23, 2020Synopsis: A Northern Illinois University professor dispels misconceptions about mail-in voting.
NY wants court to declare mail disruptions unconstitutional
Michael R. Sisak / The Associated Press / Aug. 25, 2020Synopsis: Following President Trump’s changes to mail-in voting, NY Attorney General Letitia James seeks to render future changes to mail-in unconstitutional.
A simple way you, alone, can increase US voter turnout
David G. Allan / CNN / Aug. 26, 2020Synopsis: David Allan makes a list of verticals voters can explore to make a difference in the upcoming election.
Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, to Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Omega Baptist Church to register voters ahead of October deadline
Nevin Smith / Dayton 24/6-Now / Aug. 15, 2020Synopsis: An Ohio church helps locals check their voting status and get registered.
FedEx and UPS are wary of delivering ballots for November election
Jacob Bogage and Colby Itkowitz / The Washington Post / Aug. 15, 2020Synopsis: With USPS apprehensive above November, election officials turn to private express carriers full of hope; however, these seem wary about their role.
Media giants launch voting efforts ahead of the election
Sara Fischer / Axios / Aug. 17, 2020Synopsis: A number of different media organizations (including WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS) are promoting voting in the months preceding the November election.
After Mishaps With App, Online Voter Registration Is No Longer Available In D.C.
Martin Austermuhle / dcist / Aug. 18, 2020Synopsis: Vote4DC, a privately-developed Washington, D.C.,-based voting app, is too buggy to work.
These groups are helping Asian American immigrant voters with mail-in voting
Chris Fuchs / NBC News / Aug. 19, 2020Synopsis: A number of nonprofit organizations try and increase voter turnout amid Asian Americans.
Friday, Aug. 07, 2020, to Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
1 in 5 mail ballots rejected in botched NYC primary
Jane C. Timm / NBC News / Aug. 7, 2020Synopsis: New York City’s mail-in system shows it isn’t ready as one-fifth of all ballots are rejected.
Doctors, hospitals launch voter registration efforts
Philip Marcelo / The Associated Press / Aug. 8, 2020Synopsis: With voter registration down, medical professionals are trying to ensure their patients are registered and ready come Election Day.
NAACP launches drive to boost Black voter turnout in six key states
Makini Brice / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020Synopsis: The NAACP has launched an initiative whose aim is to enlist the services of about 200,000 “high-propensity” Black voters, or people who turned out to vote in a high number of recent local, state and presidential elections.
Michigan to mail cards telling 4.4M they can vote from home
David Eggert / The Associated Press News / Aug. 13, 2020Synopsis: Michigan will mail postcards and spend $2M on prepaid postage for absentee ballot return envelopes to ensure voters understand how to vote from home.
Big Tech pushes voter initiatives to counter misinformation
Sara Fischer and Ashley Gold / Axios / Aug. 13, 2020Synopsis: Facebook launched a “one-stop shop” voting information center; Google, Twitter, and Facebook are also rolling out new voting-related initiatives.
Friday, July 31, 2020, to Thursday, Aug. 06, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
- 1 in 5 mail ballots rejected in botched NYC primary
Jane C. Timm / NBC News / Aug. 7, 2020
Synopsis: New York City’s mail-in system shows it isn’t ready as one-fifth of all ballots are rejected. - Doctors, hospitals launch voter registration efforts
Philip Marcelo / The Associated Press / Aug. 8, 2020Synopsis: With voter registration down, medical professionals are trying to ensure their patients are registered and ready come Election Day.
- NAACP launches drive to boost Black voter turnout in six key states
Makini Brice / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020Synopsis: The NAACP has launched an initiative whose aim is to enlist the services of about 200,000 “high-propensity” Black voters, or people who turned out to vote in a high number of recent local, state and presidential elections.
- Michigan to mail cards telling 4.4M they can vote from home
David Eggert / The Associated Press News / Aug. 13, 2020Synopsis: Michigan will mail postcards and spend $2M on prepaid postage for absentee ballot return envelopes to ensure voters understand how to vote from home.
- Big Tech pushes voter initiatives to counter misinformation
Sara Fischer and Ashley Gold / Axios / Aug. 13, 2020Synopsis: Facebook launched a “one-stop shop” voting information center; Google, Twitter, and Facebook are also rolling out new voting-related initiatives.
Friday, July 24, 2020, to Thursday, July 30, 2020
TOP ARTICLES
Groups call for better access for rural and displaced voters
Colleen Uechi / The Maui News / Aug. 1, 2020Synopsis: A push to increase registration among voters living in rural areas or else homeless in Hawaii.
- More than 1 million former felons in Florida regained the right to vote — and this group is trying to register them for the 2020 elections
Katie Nixdorf and Kaitlyn Wang / Business Insider / Aug. 3, 2020
Synopsis: Local Florida nonprofits attempt to register 1 million newly-eligible former felons to vote.
National Association of Broadcasters and League of Women Voters Education PSA Campaign
League of Women Voters / Aug. 3, 2020Synopsis: The NAB and LWV collaborate to launch public service announcements airing from August 3-Election Day.
As election looms, a network of mysterious ‘pink slime’ local news outlets nearly triples in size
Priyana Bemgani / Columbia Journalism Review / Aug. 4, 2020Synopsis: Partisan sites purporting to be local news outlets are on the rise in the run-up to the November elections.
NFL launches NFL Votes
Teresa Varley / steelers.com / Aug. 6, 2020Synopsis: The NFL has launched a league-wide, nonpartisan initiative, NFL Votes, that will support and encourage civic engagement and voting of NFL players, legends, team and club personnel, and fans
Friday, July 17, 2020, to Thursday, July 23, 2020
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How the COVID-19 housing crisis could affect voter participation
Kristin Toussaint / Fast Company / July 21, 2020Synopsis: An exploration of how the Coronavirus pandemic’s evictions will alter the electoral process.
How Your Local Election Clerk Is Fighting Global Disinformation
Matt Vasilogambros / Pew / July 20, 2020Synopsis: An interest piece that explores how the pieces that form the electoral process are coming together amid the ongoing pandemic, as well as rampant misinformation and disinformation.
Voter outreach and registration efforts will look different this election, NU Votes says
Annika Hiredesai / The Daily Northwestern / July 21, 2020Synopsis: How Northwestern University is ensuring its students remain up to date with changing electoral information.
Atlanta Black radio stations to reach 3.7 million listeners with get out the vote message
Crystal Edmonson / Atlanta Business Chronicle / July 22, 2020Synopsis: A coalition of Black Atlanta-based radio stations aims to help its listeners navigate an increasingly confusing electoral landscape through specific programming.
States want to speed the process for mail-in ballots
Maura Barrett / NBC News / July 22, 2020
Synopsis: Analysis of an NBC/WSJ poll showing the favorability of mail-in voting, as well as the procedural complexities therein
Saturday, July 11, 2020, to Thursday, July 16, 2020
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- Election officials fear changes could confuse voters in November
Yelena Dzhanova / CNBC / July 11, 2020
Synopsis: Voting officials are concerned that drastic changes to their elections in response to efforts to contain the coronavirus will increase confusion in November. - Twitter outage affected National Weather Service office during a tornado warning
Matthew Cappucci and Andrew Freedman / The Washington Post / July 16, 2020Synopsis: A Twitter hack affected the NHS, preventing some offices from using the service to push out severe weather warnings — like a sizable tornado in central Illinois.
- Google removes ads served to users seeking voting info…
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters / July 19, 2020Synopsis: Google said it had removed ads for companies that charge people large fees to register to vote or harvest their data, which appeared when users searched for voter information.
- State election officials warn budget cuts could lead to November chaos
Marty Johnson / The Hill / July 13, 2020Synopsis: Budget shortfalls in the months preceding the November election foreshadow possible problems local governments face in holding elections as COVID lingers in the country.
- Early Warning System Set Up to Combat Fake News During U.S. Presidential Election
Naman Ramachandran / Variety / July 13, 2020Synopsis: Fake news fighter Trusted News Initiative (TNI) is setting up a shared early warning system of rapid alerts to combat the spread of disinformation during the upcoming U.S. Presidential election.
