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Elections February 23, 2024

How politicians can draw fairer election districts − the same way parents make kids fairly split a piece of cake

by Benjamin Schneer, Harvard Kennedy School; Kevin DeLuca, Yale University, and Maxwell Palmer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Redistricting – the process of…

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Elections February 18, 2024

Andrew Cole challenges Brad Wheeler in Post 7 Cobb school board race

Andrew Cole announced his Post 7 school board candidacy at Thursday’s town hall. (Photo: Rebecca Gaunt) by Rebecca Gaunt Democrat Andrew Cole announced his candidacy for Post 7 on the…

Elections February 4, 2024

Cobb advance voting times & locations for presidential primary

Cobb County Elections has announced the dates, times and locations for early voting for the March 12, 2024 Presidential Preference Primaries. For advance voting, you can choose any of the…

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Elections January 25, 2024

With Trump Front of Mind, New Hampshire Voters Cite Abortion and Obamacare as Concerns

This article by Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News January 24, 2024 HANOVER, N.H. — Health care issues are important…

Elections January 23, 2024

Why New Hampshire and Iowa don’t make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns

by Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Iowa and New Hampshire have long been the first states to hold presidential…

Elections January 19, 2024

Lawmakers press Raffensperger to nix QR codes on ballots

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 17, 2024 Lawmakers grilled Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over QR codes on…

Elections January 17, 2024

Iowa was different this time – even if the outcome was as predicted

by Timothy Hagle, University of Iowa and Stephen J. Farnsworth, University of Mary Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Trounced, crushed, routed, dominated: Pick your…

Elections January 9, 2024

An overlooked and undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election

by Youssef Chouhoud, Christopher Newport University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Though domestic issues tend to motivate most U.S. voters, the war in the Middle…

Elections January 5, 2024

How the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of US presidential campaigns

by Steffen W. Schmidt, Iowa State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The first and most visible test of Republican candidate support in the 2024…

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Elections January 5, 2024

Pundits: Central to democracy, or partisan spewers of opinion who destroy trust

by Mike McDevitt, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Walter Lippmann, who lived from 1889 to 1974, was an early and prime…

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Cobb County December 25, 2024

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