Media Release
Voting and Elections
Free and fair elections are the foundation of a healthy democracy.
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Elections and Election Administration Paper Series, Reimagining Democracy
The Ash Center brings together research, events, and expert analysis on voting, election administration, civic participation, and the institutions that help ensure elections are accessible, secure, and trusted.
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Civic Responsibility: The Power of Companies to Increase Voter Turnout
Communique Magazine
Harvard Votes
Ash Faculty, Staff, & Students Lead the Charge in a School-wide Campaign to Get Students to the Polls
Q+A
Kathryn Sikkink on Voter Participation
The Ash Center sat down for a conversation with Kathryn Sikkink, Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at HKS and one of Ash’s newest faculty affiliates
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Study Group Explores Maine’s Experiment with Ranked Choice Voting
Success in a small state teaches a big lesson about electoral reform: it can be done.
Media Release
Harvard Kennedy School Meets 90% Student Participation Goal in Harvard Votes Challenge
Q+A
Arcade Fire’s Will Bulter on Voting & Civic Participation
In Boston for a performance with Arcade Fire, the Montréal-based rock band he helped found, the Ash Center sat down Will Butler, a 2017 graduate of Harvard Kennedy School’s mid-career MPA program for a conversation on the intersection of public policy, the arts, and his efforts to strengthen a culture of public engagement and participation in government and elections.
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Getting to 80%, Ash Sets a Challenge for Increased Voter Participation
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Young Americans & Increasing Voter Participation
Roy & Lila Ash Fellow Ashley Spillane is passionate about fostering youth advocacy and engaging the American electorate
Additional Resource
Getting to Eighty Percent: A Symposium Advancing Voter Participation
Policy Brief
Proceedings — Getting to Eighty Percent: A Symposium Advancing Voter Participation
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