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Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE)

@cdceumd

UMD's Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement educates, informs, and engages citizens and scholars in order to improve democratic governance.
College Park, MD cdce.umd.edu Joined November 2010
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A new study co-authored by CDCE Director Mike Hanmer with CDCE Fellows Alauna Safarpour & Jared McDonald, along with Lisa Bryant shows that state mailings to unregistered eligible voters increase participation without advantaging either party.

Read more: cdce.substack.com/p/sending-post…
cdce.substack.com Sending postcards to all eligible but unregistered citizens increases participation without... A new study I co-authored with CDCE Fellows Alauna Safarpour & Jared McDonald, along with Lisa Bryant shows that the ERIC program increased participation without advantaging either party.
Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE) @cdceumd
The CDCE's new Election Resilience Lab, housed within @bsosumd, will bring together researchers and practitioners to examine the increased demands that election officials face.

You can learn more about this exciting new effort in Maryland Today! today.umd.edu/2m-grant-estab…
today.umd.edu Maryland Today | ​$2M Grant Establishes Election Resilience Lab at UMD Effort Designed to Improve the Election Process by Supporting Those Who Administer Them
Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE) @cdceumd
CDCE Faculty Fellow Dr. Alejandro (Alex) Flores recently co-authored a new International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) study: “U.S. Ethnic and Indigenous Media Play Critical Role in Countering Disinformation.”

📰 Read more: merrill.umd.edu/articles/us-et…
merrill.umd.edu U.S. Ethnic and Indigenous Media Play Critical Role in Countering Disinformation, New ICFJ Study... While political disinformation is surging across the United States, one part of the news media is proving especially resilient in stopping the spread of false information — ethnic and Indigenous...
International Center for Journalists Verified account @ICFJ Oct 2, 2025
While political #disinfo, health #misinfo, local rumors and financial scams are surging across the U.S., our new #DisarmingDisinformation report highlights how trusted ethnic and Indigenous news outlets are pushing back: buff.ly/AQ5swVq @ScrippsHowardFd
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Thank you @UofMaryland for covering our research on sports arenas as effective election sites!

"The Las Vegas case study reveals 'a unique and politically neutral way to welcome new voters,' said Michael Hanmer, CDCE director."

Read more: today.umd.edu/sports-arenas-…
today.umd.edu Maryland Today | Sports Arenas Can Be Effective Election Sites, Finds… 2024 Use of Vegas Stadium Drew Younger, First-Time Voters