Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

Episode 65: Timing is Everything


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A voting rule no one is talking about could change the face of elections across the country. Professor Zoltan Hajnal explains how combining national, state, and local election days would boost turnout and reduce disparities in voting and representation.

For More on this Topic:

  • Check out his two-page brief, To Avert the Next Ferguson, Reschedule Elections to Make Local Politics More Representative
  • Read his book, America’s Uneven Democracy: Turnout, Race, and Representation in City Politics.

Further Reading:

  • How The Timing of Elections Shapes Turnout, Election Outcomes, and Public Policy, Sarah F. Anzia, University of California, Berkeley
  • Do Election Reforms Promote Equal Participation?, Elizabeth Rigby, The George Washington University
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