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  • Increasing Voter Turnout for 2018 and Beyond

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 13, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Voter turnout in the United States is far below that in most democracies. States and cities are trying a variety of ways to increase turnout, with mixed success. Eight states and Washington, D.C., are moving to automatic voter registration, for example, which is commonplace in nearly every other advanced democracy, and 32 states are debating instituting or expanding it. But not all registered voters are actually casting ballots.

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  • Can this group of former offenders swing the Philly DA race?

    Samantha Melamed

    May 10, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    How does an organization go about reducing incarceration rates, and eliminate racial bias? Hiring the people affected by the prison system: former inmates. That’s the strategy that ACLU is taking in Philadelphia.

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  • The Trump-Era Push to Encourage Girls to Run for Office

    Patricia Alex

    April 24, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Women are underrepresented in elected positions, and with Trump being elected after being heard describing women in poor taste, this has only become more of a concern. Programs such as Elect Her and IGNITE are trying to help increase the number of women in politics through various methods.

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  • The Voter Lottery

    Kathleen Hawkins

    February 26, 2017 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Voter turnout is a problem around the world, especially in local elections and among minority groups. But a small group of academics and activists in the US are experimenting with a new way to encourage people to turn up to vote: a lottery. Every voter is entered and one lucky winner gets a big cash prize, eliminating the risk of bribery and bought votes.

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  • 5 lessons activists can learn from Florida's successful ballot fight to defend solar

    Heather Smith

    December 02, 2016 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    In Conservative voting bastions of Florida, renewable energy turns out to be a bipartisan issue, supported even by the most Republican areas. The success of renewable energy was possible by listening to Floridians needs, avoiding partisan rhetoric, identifying a common problem, and relying on grassroots organizing.

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  • Automatic Voter Registration a ‘Success' in Oregon

    Niraj Chokshi

    December 02, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Low voter turnout has affected the results of numerous elections across the country. Oregon gave its residents the choice to opt in instead of out when receiving government services, in the hopes of increasing voter turnout.

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  • Civic involvement, voting are priorities in Colorado

    Matt Woolbright

    November 19, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado recently passed a voter enfranchisement law that required register voters receive a ballot to vote by mail and several more options to vote in general. The mail ballots have greatly boosted voter turnout. Colorado now has about a 75 percent voter turnout rate, with some counties exceeding 80 and 90 percent.

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  • Estonia ditches paper with model e-governance services

    Denys Krasnikov

    October 28, 2016 |

    Kyiv Post |

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    Response Location: Estonia

    Through the Estonian government's e-services, which include digital options for voting, paying taxes, storing identification, and more, the country saved roughly €280 million over the span of a decade thanks to the lower cost of collecting digital signatures.

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  • Finding voter turnout solutions in Colorado

    Matt Woolbright

    October 24, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado employs a wide array of methods to increase voter turnout, and it pays off. The state is one of the country's most successful in terms of voter turnout, thanks to Election Day voter registration, mail-in ballots sent to every Colorado voter, drop off locations for mail-in ballots, and voter pre-registration for 16- and 17-year old residents.

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  • For Better Citizens, Scratch and Win

    Tina Rosenberg

    October 11, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: China

    In China, rampant sales tax fraud was addressed with a unique solution. In an attempt to increase transparent sales and receipt use, the government implemented a scratch lottery system on receipts. This solution, using lottery systems to increase turnout and engagement, is being used across the globe, even in the United States to help increase voter turnout.

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