According to the Democracy Fund, voting is the foundation for democracy in every society. Elections ought to be free, impartial, reachable to enable voters access the information they need to make their choices. Voters should be able to gain confidence in the election process. This can happen if they become more and more confident that their vote will count in the election process.

With democracy support gaining at trending pace in the society, voters’ trust and confidence in elections would be a good way to rebuild the society and work towards a healthy democracy. However, the fight against cyber-security is having an inhibiting effect on democratic enthusiasm as people are increasingly feeling reluctant to engage in conversations regarding the society on securing the votes.

For Democracy Fund to better understand the public’s opinion on the election process in America, it decided to check the collection of data from 2008 to 2016 through the Cooperative Congressional Election Study.

Together with Paul Gronke of Reed College, we announced:

I am excited to share our findings in a new Democracy Fund report, “Understanding the Voter Experience: The Public’s View of Election Administration and Reform.” This report offers insight into the individual-level decision to vote or not, the public’s’ knowledge and application of voter registration requirements, the overall voter experience, and the public’s trust and confidence in U.S. elections.

Democracy Fund has more on this.