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Three Route 1 Towns Allow Non-Citizens to Vote in Local Elections. D.C. May Be Next
Three towns along the Route 1 corridor allow non-citizens to vote in local elections, a policy aimed at getting new immigrants more involved that is gaining ground nationally, and now Washington, D.C. is considering its own measure, which would affect some 51,000 foreign-born residents. Continue reading
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Mount Rainier is the latest city on the Route 1 corridor to lower its voting age, part of a trend spurred by Maryland laws and climate change activism. Continue reading
- Posted in Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park
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The Hyattsville Wire met up today with local performer Kanysha Williams to record this rendition of “America the Beautiful” for Election Day. Continue reading
Thousands of residents on the Route 1 corridor have already cast their ballots in the 2020 election, as Maryland sets early voting records. With just days until Tuesday, November 3, Election Day, state officials are telling residents to put vote-by-mail ballots in secure drop boxes. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg, Brentwood, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park, Woodridge
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Here’s How You Can ‘Chalk the Vote’ With Artists Along Route 1
A group of artists will make sidewalk chalk art along the Route 1 corridor this week to encourage residents to vote. Continue reading
- Posted in Brentwood, College Park, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park
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How to Vote on Route 1 in the 2020 Elections
As in other states, the rules on voting in Maryland have changed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. For the most part, the changes have made things easier, with more options for voters nervous about heading to the polls on Election Day. Continue reading
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Hyattsville voters supported a referendum legalizing gay marriage by 10 percentage points more than the state as a whole. With a historic gay-marriage law set to take effect next week in Maryland, the Hyattsville Wire decided to dig a little … Continue reading
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