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November 4, 2016 - With just two days left of early voting, African-American early voting in the biggest battleground state of 2016 is down 25 percent from four years ago. Why is black early voting down, and what are groups doing to close the gap heading into Election Day?

November 4, 2016 - Growing in numbers and galvanized by Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric, Latino voters are casting ballots in record numbers across the South this year.

November 3, 2016 - Black youth have the ability to determine the results of this year's presidential election, and various efforts are underway to ensure they turn out in the numbers they did in the past two presidential races.

November 3, 2016 - North Carolina's controversial 2013 voting law was blocked by a court for discriminating against black voters, but the move affects other voters of color as well — including the state's fast-growing Asian American electorate.

October 28, 2016 - Political groups unaffiliated with candidates' campaigns have already spent a record amount this election cycle to influence races for state supreme court seats. Among the states seeing big spending are Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina.

October 28, 2016 - North Carolina's flawed crusade to root out non-citizen voters reveals how inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants and voter fraud can disenfranchise legitimate voters.

October 27, 2016 - In this year's general election, voters in six states across the South will weigh in on ballot measures on issues including legalizing medical pot, adding anti-union provisions to state constitutions, protecting the power of electric utility monopolies, and allowing a state takeover of troubled public schools.