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April 25, 2016

Democracy Spring and the US Voting Matrix: How Much of the Electoral Process Is Illusory?

By Marta Steele

The state of our electoral system in the midst of the primaries with November's voting day on the ominous horizon. The outlook is generally bleak, but keep reading for some good news toward the end. More is being done to help people vote than hinder them in at least one area:"Despite the fact that at least 77 bills to restrict access to registration and voting have been introduced or carried over from the prior session in 28 states since the sta ...

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The state of our electoral system in the midst of the primaries with November's voting day on the ominous horizon. The outlook is generally bleak, but keep reading for some good news toward the end. More is being done to help people vote than hinder them in at least one area:

"Despite the fact that at least 77 bills to restrict access to registration and voting have been introduced or carried over from the prior session in 28 states since the start of the 2016 legislative session -- more bills have been introduced to do the opposite. At least 422 bills to enhance voter access have been introduced or carried over in 41 states this legislative session."


Authors Website: http://www.wordsunltd.com

Authors Bio:

Marta Steele is an author/editor/blogger who has been writing for Opednews.com since 2006. She is also author of the 2012 book "Grassroots, Geeks, Pros, and Pols: The Election Integrity Movement's Nonstop Battle to Win Back the People's Vote, 2000-2008" (Columbus, Free Press) and a member of the Election Integrity movement since 2001. Her original website, WordsUnLtd.com, first entered the blogosphere in 2003. She recently became a senior editor for Opednews.com. She has in the past taught college and worked as a full-time as well as freelance reporter. She has been a peace and election integrity activist since 1999. Her undergraduate and graduate educational background are in Spanish, classical philology, and historical and comparative linguistics. Her biography is most recently listed in "Who's Who in America" 2019 and in 2018 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Who's Who.


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