Apr 13, 2023 | 2023, election laws, elections, Voting |
Representation Under Different Electoral Systems: What does representation mean? Billy McKeon, ’23 International Affairs Major with a concentration in Global Human Development, Madison Center Campus Vote Project Fellow American democracy is founded on...
May 18, 2021 | 2021, election laws, elections, Voting, Voting Rights |
By Angelina Clapp, JMU ’23, Masters in Public Administration Voter suppression continues to cast a dark cloud over American democracy. Countless examples of voter suppression can be found throughout American history books, some clearly overt – from Jim...
Apr 15, 2021 | 2021, election laws, elections, Voting, Voting Rights |
By Angelina Clapp, JMU ’20, Political Science, Democracy Program Fellow According to the State Voting Bills Tracker at the Brennan Center for Justice, since the 2020 Election, legislatures have introduced bills that restrict voting in 47 states, including...
Mar 18, 2021 | 2021, election laws, elections, Voting, Voting Rights |
By Angelina Clapp, JMU ’20, Political Science People with disabilities make up one-sixth of the eligible voting population in the United States. Despite making up a significant amount of the electorate, people with disabilities still face significant barriers to...
Jan 1, 2021 | 2020 Census, 2021, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, Voting |
American democracy is in trouble. Fierce partisanship, demonization of opposing perspectives and persistent structural and institutional discrimination and racism threaten the core foundation of our political system while countless public problems remain unaddressed. ...
Dec 7, 2020 | 2020, Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, elections, Voting |
Co-taught by Prof. Cathy Copeland (Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication), Prof. Adrienne Hooker (School of Media Arts and Design), and Dr. Carah Ong Whaley (Political Science), the interdisciplinary JMU Civic and JMU Xlabs Hacking4Democracy: 2020 Elections...
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