#voter-registration-data

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fromFlowingData
2 weeks ago

Names most likely to appear in the middle

What is the most middle name in the United States? Erin Davis grew curious enough to find the answers in data. For females, the most middle names are Rae, Marie, and Mae. For males, the most middle names are Lee, Kumar, and Ray. The answers are straightforward, but finding the answers was more roundabout, because you can't just dig into the annual baby names dataset from the Social Security Administration. Instead, Davis used voter registration data, which comes with its own challenges.
Science
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data

The Justice Department sued four more states and Fulton County to obtain unredacted 2020 voter records, bringing its litigation to 18 states over voter data access.
fromwww.ocregister.com
4 months ago

Justice Department sues 6 more states, including NY and California, in its quest for voter data

The U.S. Justice Department sued six more states on Thursday, saying the states refused to turn over voter registration lists with complete information as the agency mounts a wide-ranging effort to get detailed voter data. It also accused the states of failing to respond sufficiently to questions about the procedures they take to maintain voter rolls. The department's newest lawsuits targeted California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania
US politics
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