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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form. President Donald Trump had called for that and other sweeping changes to U.S. elections in an executive order signed in March, arguing the U.S. “fails to enforce basic and necessary election protections” that exist in other countries. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sided with voting rights groups and Democrats to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the citizenship requirement from moving forward while the lawsuit plays out. Ali Swenson, The Associated Press.
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Helping America Vote: The Book
By Wendy Underhill
National Conference of State Legislatures
Here’s a pop quiz: How do elections work in the U.S.?
a) Accurately and transparently, given how much double-checking is built into the processes that govern voter registration, voting and counting ballots.
b) Differently, at least a little bit, depending on the state or jurisdiction.
c) With support from fellow Americans who have chosen to be election professionals, and 700,000 others who serve as temporary election workers.
d) All of the above.
The short answer is, of course, d.
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