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N.C. Democrats Push Bills to Make Voting Easier State House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation aimed at improving voting access in North Carolina with provisions such as creating automatic voter registration, expanding mail-in voting, and designating Election Day as a state holiday.  “The common thread is democracy works best when everyone is involved,” said Rep. Allison Dahle of Wake County, one of five House members who spoke at a press conference promoting the legislation.  House Bill 446, one of two bills discussed Tuesday, would make several changes to state ...

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Ross: The simple and necessary solution for fixing our elections Ballots being tallied on Election Day in November 2020. (Getty Images) Earlier this week, I said if anyone had ideas for how elections could be reformed so that both parties would respect the result, please share it. I received a suggestion from listener Gary that I like a lot. He suggested a five-step process: Collect all of the ballots Validate the ballots Release the results Sounds obvious … except it’s the opposite of what we do. What we do now is release piecemeal results, which we then start second-guessing, and then t...

February 2, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has announced a legislative agenda she says will ensure fair and secure elections following a huge increase in absentee voting and unfounded accusations of voter fraud in the November General Election. Michigan had its highest-ever voter turnout in 2020 with about 5.5 million votes cast. Nearly 30,000 citizens registered to vote on Election Day itself. Benson hosted a press conference Monday afternoon and said her administration has launched the most aggr...