Universal Voting News Today

Instead of erecting barriers to prevent people from voting, what if we decided instead that voting is a civic duty and that everyone should participate?

A community of older residents in Alliance, Ohio, now has better access to fresh foods, thanks to funding to help local people convert a vacant space inside an old elementary school building into a full-service grocery store located next to senior high-rise apartments. Tom Phillips, executive director of the nonprofit StarkFresh, said the region has felt the effects of decades of disinvestment. He emphasized being awarded an AARP Community Challenge grant has been a game changer for older resid...

Californias wildfire death toll has ticked down in recent years, mostly because mega-fires have managed to avoid urban areas. Firefighters have some tips for the millions of Golden State residents who live along the wildland-urban interface. Capt. ...

Connecticuts General Assembly is poised to take up a bill to study universal voting. This is when voting isnt just a fundamental right, but required by law. Research shows the U.S. ...

If, as a candidate or a party, you know that every eligible citizen is required to vote, and therefore everyone is listening, you need to speak to everyone and persuade them on the merits of your candidates and ideas.

Australia has made voting compulsory for years. A Utah lawmaker argues that governments force people to serve on juries, so it could work with voting.

Legislation to require voter registration and voting needs more discussion among the public, first.

Rapoport will join John Shaw, institute director, at 10 a.m. Feb. 6 for a conversation via Zoom as part of the institute’s Understanding Our New World series.

E.J. Dionne Jr. and Miles Rapoport propose eleven gateway reforms to pave the way for universal civic duty voting

From the column: "Universal voting ... is hardly a new or radical idea. The system already is used in 26 democratic countries worldwide."