1/30/2020: Obscure Election Offers Experiment in Online Voting - Competing With Color

Today's Article: Obscure Election Offers Experiment in Online Voting
From: Associated Press
Readability Score: 11.8

Many elections have very low voter turnout. One such election in Washington state is going to experiment with providing electronic access to all voters; officials hope that this will encourage more voters to participate. Good idea, or not?

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Readability Score: 6.9

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11/6/2019: Amazon hopes $1.5 mil elects pro-business Seattle leaders - Why Trade Is Good

Today's Article: Amazon hopes $1.5 mil elects pro-business Seattle leaders
From: AP News
Readability Score: 12.4

Business leaders in Seattle hope to get a more business-friendly city council, and they are giving lots of money to help sympathetic candidates win. Is this appropriate, or is it corruption? What is fair in elections?

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Readability Score: 8.2

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10/5/2018: Homeless and Voter Fraud - Iowa man gives to his community one chocolate bar at a time

Today's Article: Homeless and Voter Fraud
From: LA Times
Readability Score: 10.9

A dollar goes a long way on skid row, Los Angeles Police Capt. Marc Reina said. So investigators were not completely surprised to find homeless people there taking $1, food or cigarettes to forge signatures of registered voters on petitions to qualify initiatives for the ballot.

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Readability Score: 6.1

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