New Report: Understanding the Voter Experience

October 18, 2018

Public trust and confidence in elections provides the basis for a healthy election system and a healthy democracy. Yet there has been little scholarship on public opinion about elections and voting in the United States. This report from Democracy Fund examines data collected from 2008-2016 to reveal new insight into how Americans view the decision to vote or not, their knowledge and understanding of voter registration requirements, the voting process itself, and their perceptions of election integrity.

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FloridaManatee Co. man become leading advocate for restoring felons voting rights
TennesseeDon't press the enlarge print button on ballot, Shelby Co. election officials say
FloridaElection officials call November ballot 'ugly'
MissouriOn Election Day, a polling place for all Greene Co. voters
OhioAbsentee ballot postage instructions list wrong postage
GeorgiaCobb Co. elections director says county planned for large turnout
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