Ten things to know about voting Voting 

Ten things to know about voting

An election checklist for voters before and as they vote Study the issues and candidates using nonpartisan resources: Make use of fact check organizations who seek to offset inaccurate, misleading, or false claims by politicians and partisan political groups. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, is a good source for election information. Know your rights and responsibilities before heading out to the polls: To vote in many states, voters must provide a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows the name…

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ICE Has Quietly Changed Its Deadly-Force Rule

ICE quietly enacted new rules this month that will keep officers involved in deadly-force incidents—such as firing a gun and using a choke hold—off the streets until the completion of an investigation. Previously, these officers were able to return to their regular job in as few as three days. Now they must remain on desk duty until they are cleared by investigators, according to two senior ICE officials with knowledge of the change, who spoke with me on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss agency…

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MoveOn to Corporations: You Can’t Buy a Senate Seat

As $ 61 million in dark money pours in to support the Stevens campaign, grassroots group helps GOTV for El-Sayed; launches mailers, digital ads, phone banks, billboards, canvassing to expose the corporate cash flying around her campaign.  DETROIT – In the final home stretch of the most-watched Senate primary race of the cycle, MoveOn Political Action is redoubling its grassroots get-out-the-vote effort for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed as the Democratic nominee for the open U.S. Senate seat.  Ahead of the August 4 primary, MoveOn is launching billboards, a digital ad targeting…

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