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In the News: "‘Our Democracy is in Very Good Hands’"
From helping to organize a town hall for Vice President Kamala Harris to programming a Spanish voter ID chatbot and recruiting dozens of new poll workers on campus, eighteen University of Maryland students found new ways to engage politically this through the Laufer Democracy Internship Program this summer.
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In the News: "Local elections boards push to get poll workers signed up for Election Day"
CDCE Chief Strategist, Sam Novey, emphasizes the importance of poll worker recruitment in WTOP's coverage of National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.
In the News: "Maryland Democracy Initiative Engages, Empowers New Voters in Advance of 2024 Election"
The Maryland Democracy Initiative is partnering with schools and colleges nationwide to educate and mobilize new voters for the 2024 presidential election through research, inventive teaching, and civic engagement efforts.
In the News: "1 in 10 eligible U.S. voters say they can’t easily show proof of their citizenship"
As the House of Representatives considers requiring citizens to show proof of citizenship to vote, CDCE research continues to bring needed context to debates about voting access in the United States.
