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2023 sees the UK host the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine. But what role does the stage itself have to play in the musical spectacle?
A loud chorus of Democrats – and some Republicans, too – has for years claimed gerrymandering is costing their party seats in Congress. Is it true?
Americans can look to Estonia for lessons on how online voting systems can improve election integrity.
The use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System or BVAS and the result-viewing portal IReV improved the running of the elections.
Peter Obi is leading a ‘third force’ that might spring surprises in Nigeria’s presidential election.
In formal consensus decision-making, no proposal is adopted until every concern is heard, understood and addressed. Here’s how it can work.
The chaos in Brazil’s capital, along with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in the US, demonstrate that there is a key human factor in election integrity.
For decades, there were growing numbers of Democratic and Republican women in Congress, but the number of Republican women has stalled.
Our assumptions about what it means to be young have left millions of people disenfranchised.
Zimbabwe, Turkey, Argentina, Pakistan and Nigeria all have presidential or general elections in 2023.
Compared with past midterms, voter turnout among young people jumped in 2022 – but it was still below 30%.
While TV political ads might seem old-fashioned in the age of social media, research shows that this kind of advertising does win votes – and could influence the upcoming midterms.
Voter demographics and policy priorities are two recurrent, big issues on Election Day – but shifts in election administration and voting laws are new challenges influencing the midterms.
‘I don’t like the candidates,’ ‘I don’t know enough to make a decision,’ ‘I don’t want to give this election legitimacy’ – an ethicist takes on nonvoters.
It’s Election Day, you go to vote – and you’re told you’re not registered or you’re not eligible to vote. A civil rights lawyer provides a guide so voters can know their rights to cast a ballot.
New surveys carried out by a team of social scientists find no evidence that Democrats, Republicans and independents are more likely to vote because of the Supreme Court’s abortion decision in June.
All 50 states have laws that ban potentially intimidating behavior at polling places. They will need enforcement during the 2022 midterm elections.
Winning elections isn’t just a matter of how many players you have. It’s how engaged they are.
Every citizen has the right to vote. But various characteristics and legal requirements affect how likely any one person is to actually cast a ballot.
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University
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Professor of Politics, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
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Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
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Professor of Law, University of Iowa
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Senior lecturer in democracy studies, University of Canberra
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Doctoral Candidate, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University
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Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Social Research, Nottingham Trent University
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Reader in Politics, Newcastle University
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Directeur de recherche de classe exceptionnelle (emeritus) of the C.N.R.S., École polytechnique
