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1 May 2020
Washington, United States
Video
5-15 Minutes
As one of the most consequential presidential elections in the United States approaches in the midst of a pandemic, many Americans are worried about voter turnout, and other logistical concerns. But a simple answer ex...
16 March 2020
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The coronavirus pandemic swept the nation at a time when many would be going to polling stations to cast their votes in primary elections, but vote-at-home practices are providing a solution for this civic inconvenien...
10 February 2020
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Democratic Party consistently struggles to turn out the Latinx vote, which is projected to be 32 million people. Instead of trying to find a cohesive message for this incredibly diverse group of people like in the...
18 December 2019
Leeds, United Kingdom
Text
800-1500 Words
In the city of Leeds, England, a group of randomly selected demographically representative citizens came together to solve the climate crisis. This group of twenty-one strangers formed the Leeds Climate Citizens' Jury...
26 November 2019
Houston, Texas, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Even in multicultural and diverse Harris County, Texas, with a population greater than 26 states and over 145 languages spoken, some groups, like Korean Americans, are marginalized when it comes to voting and civic pa...
12 November 2019
Ackerman, Mississippi, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Mississippi, a recent election went off without a hitch thanks to new voting machines built by nonprofit VotingWorks. The machines, which were not approved by federal or state regulators, were easy to use, set up, ...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
14 October 2019
Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Sandusky, Ohio recently got rid of Columbus Day in favor of a holiday on election day, following the lead of several countries around the world like South Africa, Germany, and India. Sandusky's swapping of Columbus Da...
29 August 2019
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Young advocates for voting rights are fighting back against laws that make it difficult for young people and other marginalized groups to register to vote. Through public campaigns, lawsuits, and voter registration dr...
28 August 2019
Istanbul, Turkey
Text
Under 800 Words
After the Gezi Park protests in 2013, eight young Turks launched an app called Oy ve Ötesi, or "Vote and Beyond," to protect democratic values. The non-profit aims to improve voter turnout, increase transparency aroun...
21 August 2019
New Mexico, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A rural New Mexico county called Harding County leads the nation in voter turnout, reporting a stunning 97 percent in 2018 and 100 percent in 2012 and 2014. Some residents see voting as a patriotic duty, others point ...
24 July 2019
San Francisco, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In 2002, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to adopt ranked choice voting, which allows voters to rank their candidates by 1st choice, 2nd choice, and so on, in what effectively becomes an instant run-off. This ...
12 June 2019
Seattle, Washington, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
In Seattle, taxpayers are funding a program called democracy vouchers, in which registered voters and other eligible residents receive $25 vouchers that they can contribute toward city council races. In this program u...
11 June 2019
Oregon, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, the traditional polling place has all but disappeared. In its place is the rise of the mail-in ballot, a convenient, inclusive method where states mail ballots to every registered ...
29 May 2019
Iowa, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Non-profit organization Protect Democracy has created a free web application called VoteShield, which uses statistics, machine learning, and data visualization to track and flag any unusual changes in local public vot...
1 May 2019
Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In a time of extreme division in American politics, one documentary is highlighting an issue both sides agree is an issue--gerrymandering. As contorted districts have made elections pointless in many Michigan election...
Colorado Public Radio
Sam Brasch
24 April 2019
Colorado, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In 2013, Colorado lawmakers passed a comprehensive voting reform bill which put a mail-in ballot in every voter's mailbox and allowed for same-day voter registration. Many credit the bill for boosting youth voting 13 ...
22 April 2019
San Francisco, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Elevating the voices of noncitizen community members takes building trust through outreach and education. After the passage of Proposition N, allowing local non-citizens in San Francisco to participate in school board...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
17 April 2019
Illinois, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
High tech tools offer low cost ways to reach many voters and mobilize turnout, especially in mid term elections. From applications that allow campaigns to deliver personal text messages to hundreds of people at once, ...
7 April 2019
Switzerland
Text
800-1500 Words
A group called Operation Libero in Switzerland has successfully rallied against rising right-wing populist groups by using different approaches like small-scale crowdfunding, eye-catching tongue-in-cheek campaigns, an...
31 March 2019
Wisconsin, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A group called NextGen Wisconsin is using bounce houses, armies of field organizers, convenient voter registration tables, door knocking, and digital advertising to turn out historically high numbers of youth voters a...
31 March 2019
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Although achieving higher levels of voter turnout will require more comprehensive and long-term solutions, investments targeted at voter registration campaigns can still have tangible benefits in the short-term. NextG...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
29 March 2019
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Get out the vote groups like Inspire U.S.and Penn Leads the Vote have found that many young people are more engaged than ever before in wanting to vote, but they just need a little nudge in the right direction. From s...
22 March 2019
United States
Text
Under 800 Words
In an attempt to encourage voter turnout, Ariana Grande set up tables at concerts on her tour where fans could register to vote, or receive text alerts reminders for those who already had. The "ThankUNextGen" campaign...
21 March 2019
New Jersey, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
In South Jersey's Cumberland County, election officials played on one of the state's oldest football rivalries to increase voter turnout by launching the Turnout Trophy. The competition put fourteen towns against each...
19 March 2019
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A suite of new voting apps are bringing new technologies to old organizing methods, like asking (or shaming) friends to vote and finding community leaders to encourage voter turnout. These old methods, now called "rel...
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