Voting is one of the most important things citizens get to do. University of Chicago Medicine Infectious Diseases Specialist Dr. Mai Tuyet Pho explains how to vote safely amid a global pandemic.
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Public Education, Support for Voters Essential to Election
States must provide the public with clear messages about the changes that have been made to polling locations and voting practices during this very unusual presidential election, says Elizabeth Matto, director of Rutgers University’s Center for Youth Political Participation at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Disability Vote Grows to 38.3 Million, a 19.8% Jump Since 2008
A projected 38.3 million people with disabilities will be eligible to vote in the November 2020 elections, representing 16.3% of the electorate. This exceeds the number of eligible voters who are Black (29.9 million) or Hispanic/Latino (31.3 million).
A Rutgers Expert’s Guide to Understanding 2020’s Campaign Polls
Four years after the presidential election surprised nearly everyone who followed public opinion polls, it is critical for 2020 voters to have a better understanding of how polling works and what they should look for as the election cycle heats up and the barrage of polls increase.
Over Six in Ten Likely Voters Currently Support Vote by Mail, Survey Says
Rutgers scholar Katherine Ognyanova is available to comment on the latest Rutgers-Harvard-Northeastern-Northwestern survey data on attitudes about mail-in voting, from The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The researchers surveyed 19,052 people across all 50 states plus…