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\nTexas was already the most difficult state in which to cast a ballot, according to a recent study by Northern Illinois University. In 2020, voter turnout there was among the lowest in the nation. Even so, with nonwhites making up more than sixty per cent of the population under twenty, Texas is on its way to becoming a swing
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\nJoe Biden wanted to convene a Summit of Democracies in his first year as president. COVID complicated matters, and the summit won\u2019t happen before next year at the earliest. But even with the great strides the administration has made in taming the pandemic, a new question looms:
\nBy the time the Summit of Democracies takes place, will the United States qualify to attend?
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\nRepublicans want to change state election laws. Here\u2019s how they\u2019re doing it. Here’s a quote –
\nTogether, Texas and Georgia show which areas Republicans are focused on after Trump\u2019s 2020 loss. Texas\u2019 mail voting policies were already very tight, but both states sought to make their absentee policies stricter. Both states specifically targeted new voting policies piloted by big, blue counties in 2020. And Republicans in both states sought to impose new limits on election officials \u2014 and expose them to new criminal penalties for wrongdoing.
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