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In West Virginia, Your Vote Honors A Veteran in More Ways Than One

In election cycles, there are a handful of key battleground states that seem to garner the most media attention. West Virginia is typically not among those swing states, although that has not stopped it from making a big splash in the effort to increase voter participation this November 4. This year, the Mountain State is hoping to attract more voters to the polls by making a direct connection between this democratic right with the military veterans who helped preserve it.
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Join Us in Communicating about National Voter Registration Day!

Happy National Voter Registration Day from everyone at U.S. Vote Foundation! If you are not yet registered to vote, do it now. If you need an absentee ballot, request it now! Remind your friends, family members, or co-workers who to register to vote – show them how – direct them to www.usvotefoundation.org.
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MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid Highlights Importance of Voting

By now, you’ve all heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. People from all over the world are filming themselves as they pour a bucket of ice water over their heads in order to raise awareness and money for The ALS Association, which is fighting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Upon completing the challenge, the drenched participant looks into the camera and tags additional people to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge.
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Congress Takes Action on Student ID Discrimination

Recently, U.S. Vote Foundation highlighted the uphill battle being fought by college students who have discovered that their university-issued identification cards and out-of-state driver’s licenses are not accepted at the polls in certain states. Congress has taken notice of these increasing claims of discrimination due to voter ID laws. Voter ID Bill HR 5144 was recently referred to the Committee on House Administration.
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Congressman Lewis, AG Holder Demand Equality in Elections

According to some metrics, the 113^th Congress has legislated with less frequency than any other and focused more on battling over contentious partisan issues. However, on July 16, there was a breakthrough. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Voter Registration Bill HRES 672 was referred to the House Committee on Rules and Administration. This resolution provides a push to H.R.
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Young Voters Speak Out on Voter ID

The recent New York Times article, “Students Joining Battle to Upend Laws on Voter ID,” highlighted an unexpected segment of the population claiming discrimination due to voter identification laws. It was not the elderly. It was not a minority, either. No, not the poor. The latest group to band together and voice their concerns regarding voter ID requirements is college students.
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Updates from the States

As summer heats up, we see a similar heating building in the Congressional primary election season. There has been no shortage of unexpected election results, legislative battles, and innovative activity. Here is a recap of recent highlights:
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Technological Innovations Are Making Voting More Accessible

As technology goes, so goes registering and voting. Like technology, voting is now more accessible to more Americans than ever before. Once constituting only occasional upgrades to voting machines at the polls, technological improvements now include websites, apps for smartphones, and the ability to reach Americans living, working, and serving in every corner of the globe. What once required a trip to City Hall or your local polling place may now, in many cases, be done with the click of a mouse.
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60% Surge in Total Overseas U.S. Citizen Population

Our friends at the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) recently released a report, A Model for Developing Estimates of U.S. Citizens Abroad: Final Technical Report, that presents a new model for developing estimates of American citizens living overseas. Among the report’s most eye-catching results, “the number of U.S.
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How to Buck the "Predicted" Young Voter Trend

We keep reading the gloomy predictions about how young Americans are going to sit out the midterms. If you read too much of it, you might even forget that Election Day is more than five months away, these are projections, and there is a lot you can do to participate and get others to vote as well.
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