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Sara Swann

As a staff writer, Sara covers a variety of democracy reform issues, including voting rights, money in politics, gerrymandering and civic education. Prior to joining The Fulcrum in May 2019, Sara reported on local government on Maryland's Eastern Shore for the USA Today network. She is a native West Virginian and a graduate of Syracuse University.

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    National voter registration form offered in Native American languages for first time

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    November 24, 2021
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    The national voter registration form is now available in 20 non-English languages, including three Native American languages.

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    Just days prior to Thanksgiving, the federal government announced that the national voter registration form will be offered in select Native American languages for the first time.

    The Election Assistance Commission revealed Monday that the form will be translated into the Yup'ik, Navajo and Apache languages, bringing the total non-English offerings to 20 languages. The EAC said this expansion was done in celebration of Native American Heritage Month and as part of its efforts to improve voting accessibility.

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    Global report lists U.S. among 'democratic backsliding' countries

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    November 23, 2021
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    Election integrity is being undermined globally, a new report found. In the U.S., disinformation about the 2020 election ultimately led to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

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    Disinformation related to the U.S. elections and Covid-19 has taken a serious toll on American democracy, causing it to backslide for the first time in history, a new report found.

    But it's not just the United States. The Sweden-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance found that more countries than ever are suffering from "democratic erosion." And geopolitical and economic powers, like the U.S., India and Brazil, are seeing a more severe and deliberate kind of decline, called "democratic backsliding."

    The 2021 Global State of Democracy report, released Monday, is the latest to raise the alarm over the decline of democracy globally and in the U.S., in particular. This downward trend became even more concerning at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, when government inaction or mishandling exacerbated many issues, the 80-page report found.

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