A ballot initiative that would introduce ranked-choice voting to Washington, D.C. is one step closer to appearing before the District’s voters after a D.C. Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit March...
The government of Rockville, Md., is discussing changing the voting age from 18 to 16 years old for local elections in an effort to increase voter turnout and youth participation in community affairs.
A...
Young people historically turn out to vote at abysmal rates, yet their voices are critical. In an electoral system that makes voting inaccessible and onerous, college students — many of whom are voting...
Georgetown students cast 1,726 ballots in this year’s Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) executive election, mostly split among three tickets. Kole Wolfe (SFS ’24) and Zeke Ume-Ukeje...
In Virginia’s 2021 gubernatorial election, Republican Glenn Youngkin beat Democrat and former governor Terry McAuliffe. Youngkin also won more of the white women’s vote in Virginia than former President...
When it comes to voting and civic engagement, there are no off years.
A misconception I hear frequently as a director of GU Votes is that when there are no midterm or presidential elections coming...
Washington, D.C.’s first publicly funded elections in 2020 saw more candidates and increased campaign donations, according to a report recently published by the Georgetown University McCourt School...
Regardless of the outcome, the 2020 presidential election has taught us that polarization is here to stay, barring drastic changes to our electoral system. Although President-elect Joe Biden promises...
The American public should expect election interference from both foreign and domestic actors in the 2020 U.S. presidential election but should not be discouraged from voting, panelists said at a conversation...
Think to yourself for a moment, whether you’re a Georgetown University student or a member of our community, if you have ever heard or said something along these lines:
“Why would I vote? I’m...
The Kansas state primary was Aug. 4, and in an ideal world, campaigns are in full Get Out the Vote mode the two weeks before each election, making sure supporters vote rather than trying to increase the...
Thanks to the 4E’s incredible investigative journalism, we have some breaking news. Our field correspondents have successfully infiltrated the Democratic presidential candidates’ campaigns and found...
