by Madelyn Stuart | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized, University of Houston
A core component of democracy is representation through free and fair elections. Free and fair can be defined by who qualifies to vote and then by the actual ability of that group to vote. The SAVE Act, which presents stricter voter ID laws, with the intention of...
by Lyndsey Pettengill | Mar 28, 2026 | Suffolk University
For many across the globe, the United States of America has long been the shining ideal of a free and democratic society. However, recent voter-suppressing legislation enacted in Kansas threatens to snuff out this light for good. As SB 244 becomes law, America...
by Anna Walsh | Oct 16, 2022 | Boston University
The US has for years used gerrymandering, felony disenfranchisement, voter ID, and many other measures to suppress the vote. Through these measures, US conservatives not only can influence the electoral process in a legal manner but can claim to be furthering...
by Olivia Bauer | Dec 3, 2020 | University of Georgia
Rising terrorist attacks are continuing to threaten the fledgling Burkinabè democracy. After Burkina Faso overthrew its authoritarian leader Blaise Compaoré in 2014 and elected Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in 2015, the country was full of hope with its first civilian...
by Samantha Garcia | Nov 22, 2020 | Suffolk University
Voter turnout has been studied for decades. Demographics of voting and registered voters changes with every election, presidential or not, each vote is counted for a statistic. Now, in saying that, it is also essential to state that every single vote matters. No voice...
