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The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. During this presidential election year, a President of the United States and Vice President were elected. In addition, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate were be contested. 13 state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested. More...
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Highlights from 2016 speaker series: Election 2016, health care, Supreme Court and more
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Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy hosts a weekly speaker series throughout the academic year, as well as other special events. The spring 2016 semester featured several prominent journalists and practitioners, who discussed some of today’s most pressing topics.
Do more disabled voters participate in elections because of convenience voting reforms?
Source: JournalistsResource.orgDo election lawn signs generate votes? New research
Source: JournalistsResource.orgAre people with cancer, chronic illness more likely to vote?
Source: JournalistsResource.orgFrom the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Sarah Elizabeth Gollust of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. This piece has been edited for Journalist’s Resource.
If legislators had higher salaries, would more blue-collar workers run for office?
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From the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Eric Hansen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This piece has been edited for Journalist’s Resource.
Corporate political contributions: Investment or agency?
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHow election timing affects voter turnout, outcomes
Source: JournalistsResource.orgFrom the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Sarah F. Anzia of University of California, Berkeley. Edited for Journalist’s Resource.