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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01q237hw191| Title: | Our vote, our power: Lifting up democracy's voices in the Garden State |
| Contributors: | Patel, Henal |
| Keywords: | Voting—New Jersey Race discrimination—Political aspects—New Jersey Suffrage—New Jersey Election law—New Jersey |
| Issue Date: | 2020 |
| Publisher: | New Jersey Institute for Social Justice |
| Place of Publication: | Newark, N.J. |
| Description: | Low voter turnout is a persistent problem in this country, and New Jersey is no exception. This is particularly true for state and local elections. Consistent with the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice’s core belief that the best way to understand behavior is by listening to the community – and that the best way to make policy change is “from the ground up” – we decided to ask people why they think their communities are not voting. We partnered with Topos Partnership, a national research firm with experience in both election and voting research, to ask Newark residents about their thoughts on Newark, why they think people do not vote, and what they think of various civic engagement policies. We combined the responses of Newark residents with in-depth research to identify four major barriers to democratic participation in New Jersey. Then, to address these barriers, we recommended a number of policies. |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01q237hw191 |
| Related resource: | https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/njisj/pages/1455/attachments/original/1580744995/Our_Vote__Our_Power_Report_for_Web.pdf?1580744995 |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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