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Author Archives: Kimberly Cataudella

Kimberly Cataudella is the 2020 American University Fellow working on the data team while completing her master's in investigative journalism. Previously, she was a data researcher for the Investigative Reporting Workshop. Before that, she spent a summer reporting on the WNBA for Newsday. Kimberly completed her bachelor's degree in journalism and religious studies at American.

A woman standing in front of other protesters holding signs wears a gray shirt and a black face mask that says "Get in Good Trouble" on it and holds a white homemade cardboard sign that says "Count Every Vote" in black letters, with the words, "Democracy, Baby!" and "With love, Philadelphia XOXO" in smaller read letters.
Posted inWho Counts?

Thousands of votes won’t count this year over minor absentee ballot errors

by Kimberly Cataudella November 6, 2022November 6, 2022

Thousands of Americans will lose their right to vote in this year’s midterm elections over mistakes like forgetting a signature or putting down the wrong date on paperwork for mail voting.  Most states don’t offer voters an opportunity to correct — or “cure” — absentee ballots after submission. And a surge in mail voting in […]

A white sign with simple black lettering that says "REGISTER HERE" sits in the foreground of an image that shows two women sitting at a folding table with a cardboard office supplies box on it. A mural on the side of the building is shown in the top right background of the photo with an image of civil rights leader and late Congressman John Lewis and the quote, "The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument we have in a democratic society."
Posted inWho Counts?

It’s already too late for thousands of would-be voters: Why that matters

by Kimberly Cataudella November 2, 2022November 2, 2022
An illustration of two hands raised. The hands are constructed of voting symbols, like a ballot box, an elephant, a donkey and the US capitol.
Posted inWho Counts?

New York adopts a state Voting Rights Act while rejecting wider ballot access

by Kimberly Cataudella October 6, 2022
An illustration of two hands raised. The hands are constructed of voting symbols, like a ballot box, an elephant, a donkey and the US capitol.
Posted inWho Counts?

‘A perfect storm of confusion:’ Voting faces systemic challenges in Alaska

by Kimberly Cataudella October 6, 2022
An illustration of two hands raised. The hands are constructed of voting symbols, like a ballot box, an elephant, a donkey and the US capitol.
Posted inWho Counts?

‘A torrential downpour of legislation:’ Voting in Arkansas gets much harder

by Kimberly Cataudella October 6, 2022October 17, 2022
An illustration of two hands raised. The hands are constructed of voting symbols, like a ballot box, an elephant, a donkey and the US capitol.
Posted inWho Counts?

Voting in California is easier, but large disparities in turnout remain

by Kimberly Cataudella October 6, 2022
An illustration of two hands raised. The hands are constructed of voting symbols, like a ballot box, an elephant, a donkey and the US capitol.
Posted inWho Counts?

Connecticut weighs changes to improve voting access

by Kimberly Cataudella October 6, 2022
Posted inCheated at Work

USPS experts offer advice on how to fight wage theft

by Kimberly Cataudella December 17, 2021May 23, 2023
Posted inInside Public Integrity

Police presence in schools causes long-term harm, advocates say

by Kimberly Cataudella September 30, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Undocumented immigrants can get licenses. ICE can get their data.

by Kimberly Cataudella and Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 13, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Los inmigrantes indocumentados pueden obtener licencias. ICE puede obtener sus datos.

by Kimberly Cataudella and Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 13, 2021January 28, 2022
The Brent Spence Bridge spans the Ohio River
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Advocates wary Biden’s infrastructure plan won’t right past wrongs

by Kimberly Cataudella April 9, 2021January 28, 2022
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The pandemic is worsening a long-running crisis: child care

by Kimberly Cataudella March 26, 2021January 28, 2022
Residents in Cobb County line up to vote in the Georgia runoff election.
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Georgia Republicans want to reshape voting laws, burdening voters of color

by Carrie Levine, Kimberly Cataudella and Stephen Fowler March 5, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inInequality

Q&A: ‘Night and day’ difference in police response

by Kimberly Cataudella January 8, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inUS Polling Places

Early voter-registration deadline can trip up New Yorkers, but voting gets easier

by Kimberly Cataudella October 22, 2020January 28, 2022

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