MA: Civic Engagement & Voting
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
College students press Israeli divestment campaign as school year begins
As college anti-war protests enter a second school year, students are maintaining pressure on administrators to cut all financial ties with the …
MA peace activists call for Israeli arms embargo at DNC
Massachusetts peace activists will join the tens of thousands of protesters expected at this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago…
Northeastern University students, staff condemn arrests, charges of antisemitism
Students and faculty at Northeastern University are demanding their school issue a public apology for what they say are false charges of antisemitism …
Turnover in MA election officials as presidential election nears
Heightened scrutiny and harassment are helping fuel an increasing turnover rate of election officials in Massachusetts and beyond, according to a new …
MA voters urged to register, complete mail-in ballots ahead of upcoming primary
Voters in Massachusetts are being encouraged to complete their applications for mail-in ballots ahead of next month's presidential primary. The …
Voting rights groups call constitutional convention efforts a threat to democracy
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are considering a resolution to convene a Convention of States, a process voting rights groups said could put civil …
Social media's 'networked incitement' the latest challenge to democracy
The use of social media to organize the Jan. 6 insurrection marked a turning point in American political protest, according to a leading media and …
Vaccination rates decline as health misinformation spreads online
Public health experts say the rapid spread of health misinformation online is contributing to a dangerous decline in vaccination rates. Surveys …
Doctors say voting is critical to improving U.S. health care system
Voting is not only good for democracy - it's also good for your health, according to one of the nation's largest medical associations. The American …
MA groups push same-day voter registration to replace provisional ballots
Voting rights groups in Massachusetts say provisional ballot data from the 2022 statewide election highlight the need for same-day voter registration…
Study finds youth voter turnout higher with mail-in voting
States in which all eligible voters are automatically mailed ballots had significantly higher youth voter turnout rates in 2020, according to a new …
Tech Companies Scale Back Efforts to Control Election Disinformation
Introduced federal legislation aims to counter the growing threat of election disinformation as social media platforms scale back efforts to control i…