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The National Voter Registration Act and Election Day Registration
Voter registration requirements that place the burden on the individual to register prior to an election – something unique to the United States among the world’s democracies – are among the first obstacles that potential voters must overcome. Partly as a result, the citizens who elect our leaders are not representative of the nation as a whole;
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What’s at Stake in Crawford?
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board is the most important voting case in the Supreme Court since Bush v. Gore. At issue is Indiana’s voter ID requirement, currently the most restrictive in the country. Indiana law requires voters to present current government-issued photo ID with an expiration