A Good Authority article by Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies Brian Schaffner and fourth-year A&S student Caroline Soler discussing how political pollsters have implemented methodological changes to surveys in hopes of improving accuracy of 2024 election polls is linked in this article.
Jen McAndrew comments on state laws that create barriers for young voters, saying, “We believe when it comes to young people and voting, we don’t actually have an apathy problem. We have an access problem.”
Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg of CIRCLE is quoted about the legal responsibility of colleges and universities to help students vote, noting, “How institutions feel they can interpret that these days really seems to vary.” CIRCLE data on college student and youth voter turnout in 2020 and 2022 midterms are also referenced.
This news segment cites data from Tisch College’s CIRCLE that showed 41 million members of Gen Z are eligible to vote in this year's presidential election.
Tisch College's Jennifer McAndrew explains how Mississippi “pretty much has all the things that make it hard to vote.” NSLVE data on student voting at the University of Mississippi is included.