18-to-29-Year-old’s Politically Active, But Ill-informed
The Institute of Politics (IOP) at the Harvard Kennedy School released its 47th Edition of the Survey of Young Americans’ Attitudes toward Politics and Public Service, a Harvard Youth Poll.
The Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., a not-for-profit organization that promotes bipartisanship and provides policy insights and research with the aim of supporting state legislators in passage of laws, has published a recent study which asserts that turnover among election administrators has been growing across the United States.
If you’ve had even half an ear open to the news about elections over the past years, it’s likely that you are not only tired of all the negative news, but you might also have gotten the opinion that voting in the US is a terrible, horrible, no-good, complicated, difficult, complex process. And a few other things, too! That would be no surprise. The media around elections seems relentless and overwhelmingly negative.
How the U.S. Vote Foundation Resource for Voters with Disabilities empowered a celebrated deaf-blind journalist to motivate other citizens to vote in 2024.
Imagine it’s Election Day and you want to vote in person. You love the connection to your community and the buzz of fulfilling your civic duty. Sometimes there is a bake sale outside of your polling place and most times you can proudly unpeel your “I Voted” sticker to wear as a badge of honor.
There are three types of elections: general elections, primary elections, and special elections.
General Elections
In general elections, you vote for federal, state, and local officials.
Before working in software development for elections, the term "whack-a-mole" wasn't in my lexicon. However, as I’ve observed the shift toward online processes in the realm of voting and elections, I've become well-acquainted with it.
Guest Blog by Aapo Puskala, WebCal.Guru