Ashley Lopez
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Politics
As immigration debate plays out, border towns want to paint a different picture
For the residents of Brownsville, Texas, the national spotlight often accompanies an increase in border crossings. But life goes on here, with or without the media attention.
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Politics
More states appear poised to expand voting access for people who were incarcerated
There are a number of state-level efforts to expand voting access to people with prior felony convictions. One measure is on the governor's desk in Minnesota.
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National
More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey
Christian nationalism has been seen as outside the mainstream. But new data from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institute indicates it's more common than many think.
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Politics
Local election officials in Florida call for scrapping new ID rules for mail voting
County election supervisors say the new restrictions will create significant election reporting delays and a slew of costs for local election offices, and could disenfranchise large numbers of voters.
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Politics
Voter behavior and election rules contribute to slower counting in Arizona
One big reason: Arizona voters dropped off hundreds of thousands of mail ballots on Election Day. Now comes the arduous task of processing and tallying those ballots.
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Politics
Turnout among young voters was the second highest for a midterm in past 30 years
Young voters usually sit the midterms out. In 2022, early data show
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Politics
Texas officials say they're rejecting fewer mail ballots than the primary's big spike
Mail ballot rejections spiked in the Texas state primaries in March. In the general election, the percentage of mail ballots that have so far been flagged for rejection has dropped.
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Law & Courts
In the U.S., some 4.6 million people are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction
An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary dramatically.
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Politics
Voting explainer: In many states, there's a process to fix an error with your ballot
Ballot rejections are often the result of relatively minor voter errors. That's why about half of states have a process in place to help voters fix their mail ballots if they do make a mistake.
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Politics
A New Mexico judge cites insurrection in barring a county commissioner from office
Otero County's Couy Griffin, who was convicted of entering a restricted area during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, must be removed from office for his involvement in an insurrection, a judge ruled.