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Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case | #elections | #alabama

Newswise — University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision in  Allen v. Milligan rejected Alabama’s congressional redistricting map because it disenfranchises African-American voters. In a surprise 5-4 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court […]

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State-by-State Youth Voter Turnout Data and the Impact of Election Laws in 2022 | #elections | #alabama

Newswise — New estimates of youth voter turnout in the 2022 midterm elections highlight major variations and inequities in young people’s electoral participation across the country. Youth turnout ranged from as high as 37% in some states to as low as 13% in others. These new estimates are out today from the Center for Information […]

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