🗳️Elections

Understand money in politics and contribution limits

Look up candidates' backgrounds, positions, and track records. Use these research skills to evaluate any leader or expert.

Figure out what you're actually voting on, from president to local measures. Great skill for understanding any complex decision.

Navigate the voting process from registration to casting your ballot. Learn to follow procedures in any formal process.

Recognize when politicians are trying to manipulate you. Protect yourself from manipulation in advertising and sales too.

Help friends and family understand their ballots while learning who controls voting access in your county and why certain groups face more barriers than others.

Understand how elections work and how to verify results. Apply critical thinking to any reported outcomes.

Know the rules about voting, campaigning, and election procedures. Legal literacy for democratic participation.

Help run elections while uncovering which party controls local election boards, how they allocate voting machines to create long lines in certain neighborhoods, and who decides which ballots get counted.

Know all the ways you can legally cast your ballot. Process knowledge for maximizing participation.

Find information about school board, city council, and county races. Local engagement for maximum impact.

Know the laws about political donations and spending. Financial transparency for democratic accountability.

Monitor how elections are run and identify problems. Quality assurance thinking for any important process.

Register new voters while learning which states make registration difficult, how purges remove eligible voters, and which politicians benefit from low turnout in certain communities.

Know how district boundaries affect election outcomes. Geographic analysis for understanding representation.

Recognize and counter false information about voting and elections. Defend democracy from misinformation.