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This year marks the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote, so show your pride and remind others to perform their civic duty with this necklace.

September 24 is National Voter Registration Day. Celebrate by updating your voter registration status in five minutes or less.

Suffragettes march in a New York City parade in 1912.

Donate your time and typing skills to transcribe documents featuring Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and more.

During colonial times and in the earliest days of the U.S., a small number of women managed to vote despite circumstances stacked against them.

Not every politician wins by a landslide. As these elections prove, every vote really does count.

Don't wait until the last minute to look this up.

It depends where you live.

You have one less excuse not to vote on November 6.

You might want to think twice before whipping out your iPhone and snapping a pic at the polls, or even from your couch, this year.

The only thing more important than being an informed voter is having a plan.

Alexander Payne's 1999 adaptation of Tom Perrotta's novel centered around a high school student election garnered Reese Witherspoon her first Golden Globe nomination.

Elbridge Gerry might have gone down in history as the “Father of the Bill of Rights.” Instead, he’s remembered first and foremost for another, less admirable claim to fame.

For one thing, a trip to the polls used to involve a lot more booze.

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In the majority of the United States, one candidate gets all of a state’s electoral votes. Two states, however, don’t have to go the all-or-nothing route: Nebraska and Maine, thanks to the Congressional District Method.

Who makes up the Electoral College? Where and when does the Electoral College vote? What happens if no candidate received 270 electoral votes? And all your other Electoral College questions answered.

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Democracy's Dirty History

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How Susan B. Anthony Fought the Law in 1872

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Everything You Wanted to Know About the Electoral College But Were Afraid to Ask