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April 2025

Listen to elections professionals to decrease burnout
Our literature review shows cultivating a sense of agency at work can support elections professionals, decrease burnout, improve retention and…
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Sam Novey
Which U.S. citizens lack easy access to documentary proof of citizenship?
As the SAVE Act heads to a key vote in Congress, many people want to know more about which U.S. citizens lack easy access to documentary proof of…
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Sam Novey
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Jillian Andres Rothschild
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Michael Hanmer
Nearly 60% of Marylanders Support Shifting Election Day Voting to Countywide Vote Centers
New data from the Washington Post-UMD poll shows strong support for shifting Election Day voting in Maryland from neighborhood polling sites to vote…
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Sam Novey

February 2025

Introducing Annapolis 101
Annapolis 101 is a new set of tools we developed to help all Marylanders understand how the Maryland General Assembly works. We are offering them for…
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Maddie Wolf
New Washington Post-UMD Poll Shows Strong Support for Governor Moore and Shifting Priorities for Maryland Voters
Our new poll of Maryland registered voters was published in The Washington Post last week. The poll shows strong support for the Governor and (some…
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Michael Hanmer

January 2025

November 2024

September 2024

2/3 of eligible Maryland 18-year-olds are registered to vote. More reforms needed to reach 100%.
More than 78,000 people turn 18 in Maryland every year. In 2023, only 52,000 got registered to vote. Our new report with The Civics Center explores this…
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Sam Novey
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Michael Hanmer
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Choosing to strengthen the elections workforce
With support from Democracy Fund, CDCE has studied the elections workforce all year. The research is clear. Even in hard circumstances, there are…
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Sam Novey

August 2024

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