Topic: Voter Turnout

Let’s Save Democracy … Again!
The Citizen teamed up with Changing the Conversation to train volunteers on the power of deep canvassing — to boost voter turnout ahead of the 2024 presidential election
By Malcolm Burnley, Sarah Gross and Alexandra Katzen
Vote Like Your City Depends On It …
because it does. And this year’s election may prove that
By Diana Lind
Ali Velshi on the Danger of the Protest Vote
The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member is not casting a protest vote in the general election, and neither should you. Here's why
By Ali Velshi
Vivek Babu
Thanks to the efforts led by Drexel’s undergraduate student president, the university will for the first time give students the day off for voting and engagement on Election Day 2024, the latest in a string of election advocacy successes.
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Is Philly About to Decide Democracy’s Future … Again?
Voter turnout in the biggest city of our key swing state is trending dangerously downward. Is Philly about to end democracy after saving it four years ago? Governor Shapiro has a warning for us
By Larry Platt
How to Start a Voter Registration Drive
12 steps to running a safe, legal and successful voter registration sign up by the general election deadline
By Claire Wolters
What If Everyone Had to Vote?
Is mandatory voting — the law in Australia, Belgium, Brazil and other countries — an idea we should steal to boost election turnout? (Also: Democracy sausage!)
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Vote Like Minneapolitans
Only 27 percent of voters cast a ballot in Philly’s mayoral primary last week. Here’s what we can learn from the midwest city — known for high levels of civic engagement — that recently set a turnout record
By Greta Kaul
A Mayoral Agenda for Older Philadelphians
More than 60 percent of voters are over 50. That’s just one reason, the AARP’s state director says, candidates should listen to them
By Bill Johnston-Walsh
Let every registered voter … vote
Pennsylvania is one of only nine states that denies independent voters from casting a ballot in the primaries. A Republican state senator has a plan to change that — and now is the time
By Dan Laughlin