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[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

🗳️ Civic engagement starts with understanding the rules.

Explore more at https://t.co/iRsq0oeo0r & tell your reps what matters to you. (6/6)

#CivicEngagement #Democracy101 #IssueVoter

[Unite America @uniteamerica]

Don't miss this fantastic piece by @caitlindewey over @voxdotcom.

Primaries matter even more amid the so-called "redistricting wars," as both parties race to redraw electoral maps and squeeze out additional safe seats. Gerrymandering and political self-sorting have made general elections far less competitive since the 1970s.

Today, most members of Congress hail from safely Democratic or Republican districts: Only 18 of 435 House races are considered toss-ups, according to the Cook Political Report. In other words, most members of Congress are effectively chosen in their party’s primary election.

“The root cause of our political dysfunction is that November elections in this country are for the most part meaningless,” the political reformer Katherine Gehl told my colleague Andrew Prokop in 2022. “Most November voters are wasting their time, which is…profoundly undemocratic and unrepresentative.”

Just one in five eligible voters turn out for midterm primaries, and those voters tend to be whiter, older, wealthier, and more partisan than the electorate overall. That helps explain why ideas at the outer fringes of each party tend to take up more oxygen during primary elections.

Read the full piece: https://t.co/CDnTlEpnEt

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

@uniteamerica @caitlindewey @voxdotcom This touches on such a great insight. There is so much frustration about feeling powerless and yet most Americans only show up for elections every four years, precisely when their vote holds the least power.

[Pew Research Center @pewresearch]

Americans are more optimistic about #AI’s impact in medical care but pessimistic about its impact on education and jobs.

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

@pewresearch Would love to see how these opinions influence where Americans stand on federal AI legislation.

[Center for Civic Ed. @CivicEducation]

Democracy doesn’t stop at graduation.

We just won the Civics Innovators Competition at the Jack Miller Center’s National Summit on Civic Education.

This award will help launch a college-level We the People pilot & expand #civiclearning into higher education.

#America250

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

@CivicEducation Such important work. Developing a culture of civic engagement at colleges is so essential.

[Unite America @uniteamerica]

📣 Unite America featured in @nytimes 📣

"Unite America published a study on Thursday suggesting that open primaries being used in five states — California, Louisiana, Alaska, Nebraska and Washington — have improved lives by encouraging the election of pragmatic lawmakers likely to enact useful legislation.

@RichardBarton85, a Syracuse University @MaxwellSU political scientist who conducted the study, analyzed 14 metrics and found that states with nonpartisan primaries had seen “statistically significant improvements” in nine of them — even when accounting for other factors.

Mr. Barton’s research offered case studies to back up his statistical observations. In Louisiana, he argued, nonpartisan primaries had prompted the election of moderate Republican lawmakers who were forced to appeal to a broader coalition of voters. The result: Legislators expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act a decade ago, making Louisiana one of only a few Southern states to do so.

Mr. Barton wrote that open primaries are “undercutting the power of each party’s ideological base, incentivizing candidates to build broader coalitions.”

https://t.co/UWktpYZPT6

[The Integrity Project @tipazorg]

The U.S. faces a chaotic #AI regulatory patchwork with over 1,200 state bills introduced in 2025 and no unified federal framework, researchers @JeffSonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques of @YaleSOM and @GaryMarcus of @CSMAP_NYU write in a recent issue of @FortuneMagazine. The current political and digital information environment and competing legal guidance exposes the dynamic, adaptive technologies to the internet of things – including #misinformation and #disinformation – and hampers efforts by companies and developers to innovate and stay ahead of international competitors and adversaries. The researchers provide a framework that first issues interpretive guidance, then suggests narrow legislation for election disinformation and 'sandbox' situations for high-risk challenges like national security. They detail a three-stage test for each piece of legislation that evaluates national security, harm reduction, product innovation and free competition – and instills confidence and continuity rather than chaos and uncertainty. 👉 https://t.co/6KqEAHVmBx

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

@tipazorg @JeffSonnenfeld @YaleSOM @GaryMarcus @CSMAP_NYU @FortuneMagazine We certainly are seeing more legislative action at the state level with AI. We’re waiting to see how Congress responds to this pressure.

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

@uniteamerica @nytimes Fascinating. We’ll be watching to see how the lawsuit in Pennsylvania could shake things up for that states closed primaries.

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

Farmworkers changed labor rights through strikes, boycotts, and organizing.

Now Congress is debating the Farm Workforce Modernization Act: a legal path for undocumented farmworkers, plus H-2A updates.

Full article in reply. @IssueVoter

[CivxNow @CivxNow]

In New York, @nysut & @democracyready are calling for increased state approps. of $22.5 million to better prepare students as civic leaders by supporting civic instruction, access, & professional development, and expanding media & AI literacy. Learn more: https://t.co/T76PCAOFyO

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

@CivxNow @nysut @democracyready Can’t wait to see how initiatives like this can pave the pathway for greater civic engagement.

[Voice Of the People @VOPorg]

Congress is debating new housing legislation, including limiting large institutional investors’ ownership of single-family homes. PPC data shows 67% support for requiring large corporations to sell their single-family homes and townhouses within 10 years.
https://t.co/WXDREVyFHE

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

@VOPorg If you are part of this 67% don’t forget to contact your reps. Your voice has power.

[Future Hindsight @futur_hindsight]

Congress has not updated its committee structure since before the internet existed, and you can feel the gap every time a new technology reshapes the world faster than lawmakers can respond.

Think about AI.

TUNE IN with @KornbergMaya: https://t.co/hzpJeA1xfy

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

@futur_hindsight @KornbergMaya What an interesting point. Should there a new committee focused on technology?

[U.S. Vote Foundation @US_Vote]

The hardest part isn’t the law. It’s the logistics. Don’t leave your vote behind when you deploy.
https://t.co/m9umacm5py

[IssueVoter @IssueVoter]

@VOPorg Fascinating how there is way more bipartisan support for climate initiatives than the media portrays.

[Pew Research Center @pewresearch]

Americans see health care costs, deficit and inflation as big problems facing the nation. 🧵