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The Carolina Journal

Before they could vote, they came with us

A CIRCLE study that found that greater access to civic opportunities, encouragement to participate, and a surrounding culture that values participation were associated with higher self-reported voting among young people is referenced in this opinion piece.

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States Newsroom/The 19th

2 states, 2 abortion ballot measures, and the effort to win over Gen Z voters

This article cites data from CIRCLE that found less than half of young adults eligible to vote participated in the 2024 election.

CommonWealth Beacon

To maximize consumer protection, new data privacy law must include a ‘private right of action’

Maler Suresh, a former CSPA research assistant, pens this CommonWealth Beacon op-ed on a current bill establishing statewide consumer data privacy protections that is currently in conference committee in the Massachusetts Legislature.

WBUR

State ballot question takes aim at cities and towns that resist new housing

cSPA's Evan Horowitz joins WBUR's Morning Edition to explain Question 7, which would would set a uniform minimum lot size for housing construction statewide.

The Provincetown Independent

Ballot Question 5 Could Limit State Tax Revenue

Research from cSPA on Ballot Question 5 which would change the law governing automatic tax refunds is cited in this Provincetown Independent article.

Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa colleges and universities host early voting places for students, community

CIRCLE research on youth turnout in the midterm elections both nationwide and in Iowa is referenced in this piece.

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The Conversation

How Much Do Doubts About Election Fairness Affect Voting—and Democracy?

A link to a 2021 Tufts Now news story on the impact that doubts about election fairness has on voting, citing Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies Brian Schaffner and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship and Public Affairs Peter Levine is included in this piece, which appears in 25 additional media outlets.

Scripps News

Young voter turnout could be pivotal in this year's midterms

CIRCLE's Alberto Medina is quoted in this piece on the signs that Gen Z is motivated to show up to the polls this year, "this is personal for a lot of young people, and that's really what's motivating a lot of their political engagement, is the desire for change, for improvement in their lives, the lives of their peers and communities." (This article appears in over 39 additional media outlets.)

The Provincetown Independent

Question 7 Would Allow Homebuilding on Small Lots Statewide

cSPA research on Ballot Question 7 that determined it mostly increase homebuilding in the suburbs, where there is “robust sewer infrastructure and lots that are large enough to split.”