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Voting & Elections 02.8.2018

They Got In

The federal government's top cybersecurity analyst says Russian hackers penetrated some voter registration records in 2016

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Ethics & Accountability 02.8.2018

Trump Is Undermining Democracy, Panel Asserts

President Trump has built a "repressive kleptocracy" that threatens major democratic institutions, a Washington forum was told Wednesday.

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Voting & Elections 02.7.2018

Anti-Gerrymandering Plan Headed for Ohio Ballot In May

Ohioans will get to vote in May on a plan to end partisan gerrymandering and create congressional districts that give every voter a chance to elect the representative of his/her choice.

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Voting & Elections 02.6.2018

Court Refuses Fast Track for NC Gerrymandering Challenge

The Supreme Court denied an expedited review but gerrymandering challenge is very much alive.

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