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Voter Turnout articles on Democracy Chronicles
Voter turnout is about the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election and can be based on who is eligible to vote, something that varies by country. Also see our section on American democracy and our articles on Voter Suppression or Voter Access.
Three Equalizers in an Unequal World
Despite growing inequality worldwide, ordinary people have three specific, significant and actionable forms of equalizing power: time, one vote and numbers.
Disabled Voters Face Turnout Gap Nationwide
Number of Americans with physical or mental disabilities who turned out to vote surged in the 2018 midterm elections, they still lagged far behind turnout.
Meet the 17-Year-Old Creating “Turnout,” a Mobilization App for Teen Activists
Zev Dickstein Shapiro, a 17-year-old social entrepreneur from Cambridge, Massachusetts, is revolutionizing the social media game.
Groups Working To Boost Voter Turnout For Texans With Disabilities
Advocates are hoping to register more Texans with disabilities ahead of constitutional amendment election in November and presidential primaries next year.
Study: Insufficient Sleep Could Be Suppressing Voter Turnout
Why do people decide not to vote? New research published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour provides evidence that lack of sleep may play a role.
Singer Billie Eilish Joins Nationwide Voter Registration Campaign
Billie Eilish is teaming up with Head Count, a non-partisan organization working with musicians to get people registered to vote.
Study: Nonprofits Have The Power To Produce Big Voter Turnout Gains
Nonprofits helped boost voter turnout by 11 percentage points during the 2018 elections, report from voting patterns in seven states by Nonprofit Vote.
Pennsylvania Voting Reform Proposals Swirling At State Capitol
Lawmakers are looking for ways to address poor voter turnout and concerns that too many voters feel like their votes don’t matter.
O’Rourke Voting Rights Plan Seeks 65% National Voter Turnout
O’Rourke has unveiled a voting rights proposal he says can increase voter registration by 50 million and raise nationwide voter turnout to 65%.