Day 0: Election Day Off – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
The countdown is over. The only thing left for us to do is compel citizens to vote and make their voices heard. However, we realize it is not as simple […]
Day 1: Eve of the Election – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
1 Day Remaining Election Day is tomorrow. The date that has dominated conversations and the headlines for over two years is finally upon us. November 3rd, 2020, is a landmark […]
Day 2: Lack of Trust – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
2 Days Remaining With only two days remaining until the 2020 Presidential election, it is time to turn our focus from the past, to looking at building a better future. […]
Day 3: Generation Gap – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
3 Days Remaining There is a clear generational divide between older and younger voters. Although The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University […]
Day 4: Poll Closures – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
4 Days Remaining During this 21 day countdown, we have covered many important conversations surrounding voter access and the complicated history behind the right to vote. Today, we build off […]
Day 5: Partisan Election Administration – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
5 Days Remaining While we would like to think that our elections and the administrators that oversee these processes are fair and unbiased, the reality is not as simple as […]
Day 6: Poll or List Purging – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
6 Days Remaining Between 2014 and 2016, states removed almost 16 million voters from the rolls, or the list of persons who are eligible to vote in a particular jurisdiction. […]
Day 7: Gerrymandering – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
7 Days Remaining While the word “gerrymandering” may sound familiar to many thanks to high school civics class, there is still confusion about what it means exactly, and what its […]
Day 8: Voter ID Laws – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
8 Days Remaining Voter ID laws are an incredibly contentious issue. These laws require that a voter must show some form of identification to be able to vote. What constitutes […]
Day 9: Early Voting – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
9 Days Remaining Citizens have the right to vote. It is their prerogative to make their own decision as to whether they want to exercise that right during local and […]
