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Tag: voting

Posted inAging

Some advocates are working to ease voting for people in long-term care.

by Thomas Goldsmith May 19, 2021October 7, 2021

By Thomas Goldsmith Last year, for the first time since 1948, Marlene Silva’s father, 92, wasn’t able to vote in a presidential election.  It turned out that her father, a former IBM employee, was one of numerous North Carolina older people who were cut off from access to their typical ability to vote. For Silva, […]

A Graham polling center in Alamance County. Photo credit: Hannah Critchfield
Posted inPublic Health

In an election with unprecedented turnout, health care issues loom large, but can’t overcome economic concerns

by Editor November 4, 2020January 27, 2021
We see Jayla, age 11, hugging her sister Bailey, age 5, before they were pepper sprayed at a voting rights rally on Oct. 31 in Graham, North Carolina.
Posted inChildren's Health

Pepper-sprayed on their way to the polls: What is pepper spray’s impact on children?

by Hannah Critchfield November 3, 2020November 3, 2020
We see a sign that reads, "Tu Voz Importa," posted on the grass along a road in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 13.
Posted inPrison Health

Will North Carolina’s jailed voters be represented in this election?

by Hannah Critchfield October 30, 2020January 27, 2021
photo shows three older people with masks standing and talking outside a white tent where someone else sits ready to help with voting
Posted inAging

How do you vote if you live in a nursing home? It can be complicated.

by Rose Hoban October 6, 2020October 5, 2020
We see Zion Lemelle's manicured hands holding up a "You Can Vote" eligibility checklist card.
Posted inPrison Health

Getting out the vote in jail, during a pandemic

by Hannah Critchfield October 5, 2020January 29, 2021

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