Civic Engagement & Voting
Friday, April 19, 2024
Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps
Across the U.S., most political boundaries tied to the 2020 Census have been in place for a while, but a national project on map fairness for …
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Turnover in MA election officials as presidential election nears
Heightened scrutiny and harassment are helping fuel an increasing turnover rate of election officials in Massachusetts and beyond, according to a new …
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Report: NV election officials face unusual level of threats
A new report examined the turnover of election officials from 2000 to 2024 and found it is increasing, albeit slowly. Rachel Orey, senior associate …
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
KY primary voter registration deadline approaches
Kentuckians have less than a week to register to vote in next month's primary election. If folks miss the April 22 deadline, residents can still …
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Alabama groups focus on year-round voter education, activism
Alabama civic-engagement groups are searching for strategies to maintain voter engagement outside of major election years. As candidates gear up for …
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
New data illustrates turnover trends among local election administrators
Local offices around the country that help administer elections have seen higher rates of turnover in the past two decades. Newly compiled data show …
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Measure to end sales tax on groceries could go to SD voters
South Dakotans face high prices at the grocery store and some are working to ease the burden. A new report from the Federal Trade Commission finds …
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers
It just got easier for Hoosiers to study who is running in the upcoming May primary. The Indiana Citizen, a nonpartisan news platform, has published …
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Report: AZ sees high levels of threats against election officials leading to turnover
A new report examines election official turnover since 2000 and found it's something that has been increasing steadily and might continue to rise…
Advocates: Ease of access to contraception could lower accidental pregnancies
Vending machines commonly found in workplace break rooms generally contain soft drinks or snacks but one machine in Indianapolis dispenses unconventio…
Report: 25 million Black, Latino voters missing from databases
Census data indicate among voting-age Americans, nearly 25 million Black and brown eligible voters are missing from commonly used registration …
Report: Election officials left positions at increasing rate since 2000
A new report dives into election official turnover during more than two decades. It says rates have increased steadily nationwide since 2000…