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Take Tuesday: The campaign to make Election Day a work holiday

by David Brancaccio
Aug 23, 2016
A campaign is trying to increase voter turnout by pushing companies to give their employees the day off to vote.
In many other countries, elections happen on the weekends.
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The cost to vote can be thousands of dollars

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 2, 2016
The path to citizenship — and the right to vote — can be lengthy and expensive
Citizenship candidates take the Oath of Allegiance to the US during a naturalization ceremony on June 20, 2016 in Washington, DC. 
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Why party platforms still matter in an election

by Marketplace Staff
Jul 29, 2016
What are the economic issues in the GOP and Democrats’ policy roadmaps and why should voters care?
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Getting college students to vote

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Jul 5, 2016
A new campaign is encouraging college students to become more civically engaged.
Students arrive to cast their vote in the Super Tuesday primary on the campus of Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas back in March. 
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Brexit vote rattles markets

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 24, 2016
The British pound dropped to its lowest level against the dollar in more than 30 years at one point.
The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, a decision that's affecting the value of the British pound and oil prices.
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Immigration a concern amid looming Brexit vote

by Stephen Beard
May 31, 2016
Immigration into the UK is running at record levels.
The United Kingdom will hold a referendum on June 23 to decide whether to remain a member of the European Union.
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The nonpartisan software helping Trump's campaign

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 10, 2016
NationBuilder's election tools attempt to "bring democracy to democracy"
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The new frontier of voter tracking

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 10, 2016
One company is tracking voter characteristics using their mobile footprint
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The economics of a runoff election

by Sally Herships
Nov 5, 2014
How is money raised and spent in a runoff election?
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Employed or not, voting ritual often the same

by David Weinberg
Nov 6, 2012
In many ways, the 2012 presidential election is a referendum on a number: the nation's unemployment rate of 7.9 percent. Reporters in Oklahoma City (unemployment around 5 percent) and San Bernardino, Calif., (unemployment pushing 12 percent) look behind the numbers.
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