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Voting Wars — by News21

These stories were reported and edited for a Wisconsin audience, and are part of the project “Voting Wars – Rights | Power | Privilege,” produced by the Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative, a national investigative reporting project by top college journalism students and headquartered at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.

Voting Wars — by News21

Most millennials avoid elections; showing up in 2016 could decide races

By Elizabeth Campbell, Natalie Griffin and Amber Reece/News21 | October 23, 2016

Dissatisfaction with the two-party system, mobility and a different view of politics are features of voters 18 to 35 who make up one-third of the voting age population

Voting Wars — by News21

Legislative attempts to make it easier for felons to vote almost always fail

By Kate Peifer and Rose Velazquez/News21 | October 9, 2016

An estimated 1 out of every 9 black residents in Wisconsin is ineligible to vote because state law bars felons from voting until all portions of their sentences are served.

Voting Wars — by News21

Frustrated by Democrats, some white working-class voters turn to Trump

By Emily Mills, Jimmy Miller and Lian Bunny / News21 | September 25, 2016

Although polls show Donald Trump trailing Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin, the Republican’s message may appeal to many rural Wisconsin voters, and other working-class whites around the country.

Voting Wars — by News21

Latinos: Will the ‘sleeping giant’ awaken in time for the Nov. 8 election?

By Alejandra Armstrong, Sami Edge, Courtney Columbus and Emily L. Mahoney | September 14, 2016

Hispanic voters are poised to flex their political muscles, but a longstanding gap remains between Latinos who can vote and those who will.

Voting Wars — by News21

Voter ID states, including Wisconsin, have no voter impersonation problem

By Sami Edge and Sean Holstege | September 11, 2016

A News21 investigation shows no voter impersonation fraud; Gov. Scott Walker says even the threat is enough to justify voter ID law.

Voting Wars — by News21

College students face unique, growing challenges getting to ballot box

By Elizabeth Campbell/News21 | September 7, 2016

Some laws passed over the previous four years, including in Wisconsin, have created barriers for college students hoping to vote in the Nov. 8 election.

Voting Wars — by News21

Voters in Wisconsin, other states navigate maze of new voting rules

By Emily L. Mahoney/News21 | September 4, 2016

Lawmakers in 20 states, including Wisconsin, have passed 37 new voting requirements to require IDs and restrict early balloting since 2012; court challenges leave rules in some states unsettled.

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