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- Educationvotes.nea.org
- Information about issues that specifically impact education. Issues can be sorted by state, and there are specific resources for the 2020 Presidential election as well.
- https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/voting-in-2020/
- The American Bar Association June edition of Human Rights Magazine is entirely based on voting rights in the 2020 election
- Articles include topics about voting in a pandemic, how social media impacts political advertising, cybersecurity in elections, how elections impact Asian Americans, the elderly, people with disabilities, etc. as well as a special report on Fannie Lou Hamer.
- https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/ensure-every-american-can-vote/vote-suppression
- The Brennan Center for Justice has many articles about current voter issues, including resources on Voter Fraud and Voter IDs.
- Procon.org
- Run by Brittanica, the goal of the organization is to be “Reliable, Nonpartisan, Empowering”
- Special resources set aside for teachers
- Highlights on virtually every issue that is up for debate, including topics related to current events like historical statue removal, defunding the police, etc.
- Topics can be organized into “Pro/Con” lists that come with specifically referenced quotes outlining the different perspectives on controversial issues.
- Example: Lowering the voting age to 16 https://www.procon.org/headlines/lowering-the-voting-age-top-3-pros-and-cons/
- VOTE411.org
- Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) in October of 2006, VOTE411.org is a “one-stop-shop” for election related information. An important component of VOTE411.org is the polling place locator, which enables users to type in their address and retrieve the poll location for the voting precinct in which that address is located. The League has found that this is among the most sought after information in the immediate days leading up to, and on, Election Day.
- VOTE411.org provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the following aspects of the election process:
- Absentee ballot information
- Ballot measure information (where applicable)
- Early voting options (where applicable)
- Election dates
- Factual data on candidates in various federal, state and local races
- General information on such topics as how to watch debates with a critical eye
- ID requirements
- Polling place locations
- Registration deadlines
- Voter qualifications
- Voter registration forms
- Voting machines