Content Categorized with "Universal Voter Registration"
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High schoolers get a lesson in voting
- Posted: May 16, 2009
- Author(s): Michelle Stuckey
- Publication: The Gainesville Sun
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
High school voter registration efforts have increased and improved in light of Florida's uniform voter registration age of 16 years-old. -
Bill promotes teen voter registration
- Posted: May 11, 2009
- Author(s): Tonya Jameson
- Publication: The Charlotte Observer
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
North Carolina's bi-partisan 16-year-old advance registration and civics education bill unanimously passed the Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform committee last week. -
Universal Voter Registration: An International Perspective
- Posted: April 21, 2009
- Author(s): Eve Robert
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
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Universal Voter Registration: An International Perspective
- Posted: April 21, 2009
- Author(s): Eve Robert
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Universal Voter Registration, FairVote, All Reports
The United States is one of the few democracies in the world where the government does not take any responsibility in registering its citizens. This one-of-a-kind, self-initiated voter registration process acts as a major barrier to voter turnout and leads to often inaccurate voter rolls.
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Why not voters' education for teens?
- Posted: April 19, 2009
- Author(s): Jack McElroy
- Publication: The Knoxville News Sentinel
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
Jack McElroy makes the case for 16-year-old advance registration and civics ed classes for Tennessee youth. -
Still Broken
- Posted: March 18, 2009
- Author(s): Editorial
- Publication: The New York Times
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The New York Times Editorial Board endorses a range of election reforms, including universal voter registration and national standards for election administration. -
Shut Out at the Polls
- Posted: March 16, 2009
- Author(s): Editorial
- Publication: The Washington Post
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The Washington Post Editorial Board advocates for modernizing the outdated voter registration system in the U.S. -
"We'll Take It"
- Posted: February 18, 2009
- Author(s): Editorial
- Publication: The New York Times
- Categories: Reforms, Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
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States Take on Voter Registration Reform
- Posted: February 13, 2009
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
From Maryland to Hawaii, legislatures across the country are taking up legislation to improve our patchwork system of voter registration. Six states (AZ, CA, MI, RI, WA, MD) have introduced legislation that would set a uniform advance voter registration age of 16-years-old.
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The shape of elections to come
- Posted: January 9, 2009
- Author(s): Tim Nelson
- Publication: Minnesota Public Radio
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
At a public hearing, Minnesota election administrators propose automatic voter registration, early voting to ensure a more efficient and secure voting process.