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The Controversial Texas Voting Access Bill: Its Effects on the Coming Mid-Terms

Brief #36 – Elections & Politics
By Inijah Quadri

The Republican-dominated Texas Legislature on August 19th passed an election bill that Democrats and advocates say will restrict voting rights for minorities.

Republicans inflicted a crushing defeat on Democrats, who fought for months against what they saw as a brazen attempt to disenfranchise minorities, including African-Americans, and other voters who are more likely to vote Democrat.

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Explaining Alaska’s Election Reforms: Ranked Choice Voting

Brief #37 – Elections & Politics
By Ian Milden

In the recent special election to replace the late Congressman Don Young (R-AK), Mary Peltola (D-AK) defeated former Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) and Nick Begich (R-AK). This brief will examine the recent election reforms in Alaska that led to the upset and how they may affect the U.S. House and Senate races this year. The brief will also briefly discuss the implications of ranked choice voting.

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