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New voter registrations have soared nationwide, but so have questions about how some states are verifying eligibility. An update on registration controversies, provisional ballot rules, and other challenges as polling places prepare for what may be a record turnout on Election Day.
Doug Chapin, director, Electionline.org at the Pew Center on the States
Eliza Newlin Carney, contributing editor, The National Journal
Mary Pat Flaherty, reporter, Washington Post
Jennifer Brunner, Secretary of State, Ohio
The reclusive Emily Dickinson sent letters and poems to a Massachusetts writer and abolitionist for more than thirty years. After her death, he played a key role in revealing Dickinson’s poetic genius to the world. The story and legacy of their unlikely and enduring friendship.
Brenda Wineapple, is the author of "Genet," "Sister Brother," and "Hawthorne. Her essays appear in many publications, including "The New York Times Book Review" and "The Nation."
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