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Publication Date: 2024
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Fixing the Information Gap in Local Elections: A Public Service Role for Colleges and Universities
Journal of College and Character, v25 n2 p211-214 2024
Many college students are motivated to vote in presidential elections. Like most Americans, however, they are far less likely to vote in elections for local officeholders. Often this is because they have little to no information about the candidates. Starting in 2020, with university support, the author and a colleague began providing nonpartisan information about candidates for local offices in their county. Their website is available to students and voters throughout their county. More colleges and universities should undertake similar ventures, which would fill a vital and underserved public need, strengthen the civic behaviors of college students, and enhance democracy.
Descriptors: Elections, Information Sources, Voting, College Students, Citizen Participation, Democracy, Universities, Local Issues, Political Candidates, Web Sites, Counties, Information Needs
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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