Voter turnout

FGA Investigates Third-Party Involvement in Executive Order 14019 and Future Voter Registration Processes

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Monday, August 2, 2021
Elections, Voter registration, Voter turnout, Articles, Elections in the United States, Voter suppression

It may also help determine whether or not the administration is misusing federal resources to support voter registration efforts designed to unfairly benefit one political party over another.

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  • It may also help determine whether or not the administration is misusing federal resources to support voter registration efforts designed to unfairly benefit one political party over another.
  • EO 14019, issued in March, commands the head of every federal agency to submit a plan outlining the steps their agency will take to "promote voter registration and voter participation."
  • "With Biden's executive order, federal agencies are forced to work with administration-approved third parties and support their voter registration efforts.
  • States everywhere should stand against this executive order that aims to undermine state election laws."

Count Every Hero Launches New Campaign: Operation Protect Democracy

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Articles, Classical Greece, Democracy, Elections, Western culture, Types of democracy, Political corruption, Voter turnout, Human behavior, Human rights abuses

b'WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Count Every Hero, a cross-partisan initiative formed in the fall of 2020 to ensure military votes were counted in the general election, launched a new campaign today called Operation Protect Democracy focused on fighting corruption in politics by reforming the electoral system.\nOperation Protect Democracy is organized around the following six principles.

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  • b'WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Count Every Hero, a cross-partisan initiative formed in the fall of 2020 to ensure military votes were counted in the general election, launched a new campaign today called Operation Protect Democracy focused on fighting corruption in politics by reforming the electoral system.\nOperation Protect Democracy is organized around the following six principles.
  • ), chair of Count Every Hero.
  • "I was appalled and saddened by the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol - the symbol of our democracy.
  • ), former Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command\nOperation Protect Democracy is a national awareness campaign that seeks to improve our elections, increase civic literacy, and encourage voter participation.\nAbout Us: Count Every Hero is a fiercely cross-partisan coalition of veterans and citizens dedicated to protecting democracy and fighting corruption.\n'

New "America Goes to the Polls" Report Examines the Policy Trends that Made a Difference in Historic 2020 Election Turnout

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Voting, Voter turnout, Elections, Politics, United States presidential election, Voter registration in the United States, Voter Identification laws in the United States

Elections Project -- pulls back the curtain on the record-breaking voter turnout of the 2020 Presidential election to examine the bigger story: the crucial differences in voting policies across states and their impact on each state's voter turnout.

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  • Elections Project -- pulls back the curtain on the record-breaking voter turnout of the 2020 Presidential election to examine the bigger story: the crucial differences in voting policies across states and their impact on each state's voter turnout.
  • Indeed, the new report ranks all 50 states by turnout, highlighting the policies their voters can use to register and cast their ballots.
  • To put that in context, 2020 was the first modern election when more people voted early than filled out a ballot at the polls on Election Day."
  • The new America Goes to the Polls report also highlights Same Day Registration (SDR) -- which allows voters to register as late as election day -- as a crucial policy for encouraging turnout.

Georgia Companies Join A Day for Democracy Initiative and Pledge to Help Their Employees Vote

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Thursday, December 31, 2020
Voter turnout, Voting, Democracy, Coca-Cola, Articles, Cultural anthropology, Culture

In taking the pledge, AMBSE and Coca-Cola committed to supporting their employees' right to vote, including in the upcoming runoff elections in Georgia.

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  • In taking the pledge, AMBSE and Coca-Cola committed to supporting their employees' right to vote, including in the upcoming runoff elections in Georgia.
  • In all, more than 390 companies representing almost 1.8million employees have taken the A Day for Democracy pledge.
  • Launched in August 2020, A Day for Democracy is a non-partisan initiative founded by CEOs to encourage employers across the U.S. to take a pledge to help increase voter participation.
  • The full list of A Day for Democracy pledge participants includes:

IBD/TIPP Retains Position as America’s Most Accurate Pollster Amid Historic Election Battle

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Science, Public policy, Government, Research, Internet, Publishing, Communications, Technology, Elections, Campaigns, Voter turnout, Voting, Joe Biden

Investors Business Daily and TechnoMetrica today announced that IBD/TIPP maintains its position as Americas most accurate national presidential poll after the 2020 election.

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  • Investors Business Daily and TechnoMetrica today announced that IBD/TIPP maintains its position as Americas most accurate national presidential poll after the 2020 election.
  • Relying on this margin obfuscated the real race being fought in the swing states , where Biden held a much narrower lead heading into the election.
  • Trumps large rallies had a propensity to generate strong voter enthusiasm, leading to increased Republican voter turnout the day of the election.
  • 2020 was a historic election, with many unprecedented factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and explosion of mail-in and early voting.

DoSomething.org Exceeds 250k Voter Registration Goal in 2020

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Elections, Get out the vote, Voter registration, Youth vote in the United States, Voter turnout, Do Something, Articles, Politics

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- When DoSomething.org, the largest organization exclusively for young people and social change, launched its non-partisan 2020 voter registration campaign in January , entitled "Our 2020 Vision," it was with the goal of registering 250,000 young people to vote by the November 3 election.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- When DoSomething.org, the largest organization exclusively for young people and social change, launched its non-partisan 2020 voter registration campaign in January , entitled "Our 2020 Vision," it was with the goal of registering 250,000 young people to vote by the November 3 election.
  • That goal was exceeded, with the organization announcing they registered 255,991 voters ahead of the election this year, and additional registrations continuing post-election.
  • "Our organization and our members have done a truly incredible job overcoming COVID-19 challenges and not just meeting, but exceeding, our youth voter registration goal.
  • As election day neared, DoSomething's voter registration efforts pivoted to Get Out the Vote (GOTV) initiatives aiming to increase youth-voter turnout.

Every Vote Counts.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Elections, Voting, Government, Group decision-making, Electronic voting, Voter turnout, Democracy, Vote counting

More than 2.5 million ballots were received as of Tuesday morning, greater than one-third of Pennsylvania's total voter turnout in 2016.

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  • More than 2.5 million ballots were received as of Tuesday morning, greater than one-third of Pennsylvania's total voter turnout in 2016.
  • Millions of Pennsylvanians are more inspired to make their voices heard than at any other time in history.
  • "The Union Movement is founded on the concept of democracy; whether you're voting in a union, or electing governments that serve 'we the people', your vote is your voice.
  • Each vote must be counted," remarked Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder.

Voters in 21 States Can Register and Vote on Election Day

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Monday, November 2, 2020
Elections, Government, Articles, Voter registration, U.S. Vote Foundation, Postal voting in the United States, Voter turnout

As of Sunday, over 93 million Americans have already cast ballots.

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  • As of Sunday, over 93 million Americans have already cast ballots.
  • The turnout represents about 65 percent of the 139 million votes cast in 2016, indicating that a majority of ballots will be cast before Election Day, a first in U.S. history.
  • For more details about voter registration and general election questions, visit U.S. Vote Foundation .
  • Overseas Vote is the principal initiative of US Vote.

Trump Wins Unless Voter Turnout Reaches an All-Time High, According to Data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index

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Saturday, October 31, 2020
Public policy, Government, White House, Federal Government, Elections, Campaigns, Airlines, American Customer Satisfaction Index, Business, Aviation, ACSI, Customer satisfaction, Voter turnout, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, US Airways, Satisfaction

Customer satisfaction among the nearly 63 million who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 points to a repurchase by 53 million, as per the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

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  • Customer satisfaction among the nearly 63 million who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 points to a repurchase by 53 million, as per the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
  • Accordingly, if the turnout reaches 150 million, ACSI predicts that Trump will get 44.7% of the popular vote, compared to 53.8% for Biden.
  • Should voter turnout be more in line with what it was in 2016 (137 million) Trump would get 48.9% and win the popular vote.
  • ACSI and its logo are Registered Marks of the University of Michigan, licensed worldwide exclusively to American Customer Satisfaction Index LLC with the right to sublicense.

Rosario Dawson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alicia Keys, Mark Ruffalo, Amy Schumer, Kerry Washington, Orlando Bloom, Chelsea Handler, Alyssa Milano, Billy Ray Cyrus, Camila Morrone, Olivia Munn and Many Other A List Stars Join Telethon for America on Election Eve

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Voter turnout, Voting, Telethon, Ben Gleib

A few lucky viewers will get a chance to join the show live on air, and speak with some of their favorite stars in one-on-one video chats.

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  • A few lucky viewers will get a chance to join the show live on air, and speak with some of their favorite stars in one-on-one video chats.
  • The telethon was created by Ben Gleib in 2018 and helped achieve the historic voter turnout we had in the midterm elections.
  • A huge turnout is how we can protect the election and make cheating or complaints of fraud moot.
  • Telethon for Americais the first telethon in history with the goal of raising zero dollars, instead aiming to increase voter turnout.