{"id":252825,"date":"2024-06-20T11:52:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/strengthening-our-democracy-science-based-recommendations-to-improve-election-data-transparency\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T14:20:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T14:20:16","slug":"strengthening-our-democracy-science-based-recommendations-to-improve-election-data-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/strengthening-our-democracy-science-based-recommendations-to-improve-election-data-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Our Democracy: Science-Based Recommendations to Improve Election Data Transparency\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No democracy is perfect, but experts are increasingly worried that the United States is actively backsliding. Long-standing inequities in access to the polls are being exacerbated by restrictive voting laws, disinformation, and efforts to intimidate voters and election administrators away from the process. We need to build a healthier, more equitable democracy, and the first step is improving election data transparency. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Good data is fundamental to the effort to build a healthier democracy. It\u2019s how we know what\u2019s working and what isn\u2019t in our electoral process\u2014we can\u2019t identify problems and craft effective solutions unless we have good evidence. And election data belongs to the public\u2014every voter deserves to know their vote will be counted. Clear, transparent election data will help build public trust, counter disinformation, encourage participation, and help…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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No democracy is perfect, but experts are increasingly worried that the United States is actively backsliding. Long-standing inequities in access to the polls are being exacerbated by restrictive voting laws, disinformation, and efforts to intimidate voters and election administrators away from the process. 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