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Friday, 25 November 2016 00:00

Jill Stein’s Recount Effort Raises Millions In Just Hours

Jill Stein’s Recount Effort Raises Millions In Just Hours

Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s call to raise funds to support vote recounts in three key states was met with ease late Wednesday, with the https://jillstein.nationbuilder.com/recount"}}">fundraiser quickly exceeding its $2 million goal.

Published in Let Me Vote - Count My Vote
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Thursday, 26 February 2015 00:00

The Next Attack on Voting Rights

Residents cast their votes at a polling place on Nov. 4, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. The Brennan Center found only four cases of in-person voter fraud in the state.

The last round of voter restrictions came after the 2010 Republican wave, when new GOP majorities passed voter identification laws and slashed ballot access in states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. Now, three months after the 2014 Republican wave, another class of state lawmakers are prepping another assault on voting rights under the same guise of “uniformity” and “ballot integrity.”

Published in Let Me Vote - Count My Vote
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Monday, 01 December 2014 00:00

Enrollment in Pennsylvania's Medicaid expansion kicks off with a few hiccups

Antoinette Kraus, executive director of the PA Health Access Network, explains the financial penalty for people who don't obtain health insurance, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act.

Busy phone lines and confusing eligibility requirements greeted some seeking health insurance under the state's expanded Medicaid plan on the first day of enrollment Monday, according to a health care nonprofit official who said there was “overwhelming demand.”

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