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Election 2020

Getting out the STEM vote

Published Oct 19, 2020

STEM majors are less likely than their academic peers to vote in presidential elections. The Johns Hopkins Science Policy Group is looking to change that.

Information Security

Hopkins expert to address potential threats to remote voting

Published July 17, 2020

Avi Rubin, of the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute, will provide security recommendations and feasibility analysis for lawmakers considering voting remotely due to COVID-19

Illustration of an angel and a devil made of icons: a donkey, an elephant, and a dialog box

Drawing from interviews with political consultants and reps from social media platforms, JHU political scientist Adam Sheingate develops ethical framework for politics in the digital age / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Q+A

COVID-19 and the 2020 election

Published April 16, 2020

Dan Honig, assistant professor at SAIS, says anxiety related to the coronavirus pandemic has the potential to dampen participation and could encourage a 'flight to safety' for voters

Interactive Voting Booth on Hopkins Campus

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Big jump in student voter turnout

Published Nov 14, 2019

The voting rate among students was 44.8% in 2018, up from 14.4% for the 2014 midterms

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Democracy on Decker Quad

Published Oct 17, 2018

Interactive voting booth is part of Center for Social Concern's efforts to raise awareness, get out the vote for midterms

A message from President Daniels

Published Fall 2018

"At a moment when democracy again must be born anew, it is more important than ever that we all use the vital skills and tools that sustain democracy," writes Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels / Johns Hopkins Magazine