The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Education (CIRCLE) has released a report on how different state election laws affect turnout among 18-29-year-old voters. For states committed to increasing young voter’s civic participation, the report offers an easy reference on what legislative measures seem to be working and which do not. The full report and our summary are available here.
Much has been written this election season about how the Internet, especially social-networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube, has changed the way people access and share political information. But to what extent are these sites engaging potential voters? And how much information is just being scanned over or ignored?
Deseret News September 20, 2010 Last week the Corporation for National and Community Service issued its first annual study of Civic Life in America. The report is chock full of mostly good news about our community. Utah ranked first nationwide…