In Mississippi last week, a seamless performance by a new set of voting machines took place amid widespread anxiety about election integrity. ACKERMAN, Miss. — Choctaw County’s election centers opened at 7 a.m. last Tuesday, and voters were greeted by poll workers who’d just set up brand-new voting machines. “If […]
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Mobile Voting Increased Turnout for This State, But Is It Secure?
West Virginia made waves in 2018 when it became the first state in the country to allow some residents to vote using a mobile phone app. A new study released last month by the University of Chicago finds West Virginia’s mobile voting pilot program increased voter turnout by three to five percentage […]
Read MoreWith Rallies, Sit-ins and Arrests, West Virginia Becomes a Flashpoint in the Debate Over Healthcare
As the debate over proposed legislation on health care heats up, West Virginia has been a flashpoint of opposition to a Republican-lead plan — with protests, rallies and sit-ins. With a high population of low-income residents, the increased grip of the opioid crisis and the fate of 184,100 Medicaid enrollees […]
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