Just as the country gets ready for the awesome quadrennial tradition of choosing the leader of the free world, the new report from Pew Research Center has some bad voting-related news: our voter registrations rolls are't in good shape.
Aside from one controversial abortion referendum in Mississippi, Tuesday's election reflects how states are struggling through tough times.
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