Please join us for a conversation with co-authors E.J. Dionne & Miles Rapoport on 100% Democracy, universal voting and how it may be implemented.
This book talk event at Occidental College will feature a discussion with co-authors E.J. Dionne Jr. and Miles Rapoport on their recently published book by The New Press: 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting. Click HERE to register for this free event!
Join us in person in Choi Auditorium or virtually:
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Meeting ID: 895 9493 8640
Passcode: 705644
Sponsored by the Dean of the College, Politics Anderson Fund, Remsen Bird Fund, and Urban & Environmental Policy Department.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Today’s headlines are filled with arguments over restrictions on the right to vote and attempts to expand it. But what if we leapt over the current argument, and made a commitment to a ‘100% Democracy’, an election process where every citizen has the right to vote and full opportunities to do so—but also the duty to vote, a requirement to participate in our national choices?
In 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting, co-authors E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue for just that, and it’s not as far out as it sounds at first hearing. Twenty-six countries around the world require participation in elections including Australia, which has required citizens to cast a ballot since 1924 and had over 90% voter turnout in their last major election. The U.S. on the other hand lags behind other democracies, with only 66.8% of eligible voters participating in the record-turnout election of 2020. If Americans are required to pay taxes and serve on juries, why not ask—or require—every American to vote?
Join us on Thursday, April 7, 2022 for a conversation with Dionne and Rapoport about 100% Democracy, universal [civic] voting, and how it might be implemented. Is it time for the United States to take a major leap forward and recognize voting as both a fundamental civil right and a solemn civic duty?
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
E.J. Dionne Jr. is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, university professor at Georgetown University, and visiting professor at Harvard University. He is the author of Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country.
Miles Rapoport is the Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. He formerly served in the Connecticut state legislature and as Connecticut’s secretary of the state. He also served as president of Demos and of Common Cause.
COVID PROTOCOLS:
Occidental College COVID protocols are in alignment with guidance from the California and Los Angeles County public health departments and in some cases surpass state and county requirements. Health and safety guidelines are subject to change. Please check the website prior to the event date.
- Surgical grade medical masks or higher quality are required at indoor events
- Oxy students, faculty, and staff must show Oxy ID
- Non-affiliates - those attendees who are not members of the Oxy community - must show proof of vaccination
- Eating and drinking are prohibited at indoor events
PARKING AND DIRECTIONS:
- Driving directions
- Visitor parking (parking permit is not required)
- Campus map to Choi Auditorium
