Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy

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Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy

Advocacy, Public Engagement, RAISE the Vote, Voting / By Educate

By Alice Malmberg

Felon disenfranchisement laws are one of the final remaining formal barriers to voting rights in the United States, and the number of citizens these restrictions affect continues to grow. In 1976, during the advent of the era …

Civic Republicanism: How to Make an Animal Out of the Politically Uninterested

Best Practices in Encouraging Student Registration Voting and Democratic Engagement: Week 5, civic engagement, Democratic Engagement, Student Registration, Student Voters, Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines, Voter Engagement, Voting / By Bennett Grubbs

Daniella Mascarenhas, professorial lecturer at American University, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the Vote campaign are those of the authors and contributors alone …