Making Democracy Count: Changing U.S. Voting Culture

New to HUBweek this year, the Ideas Dome Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA will feature a series of more than four dozen sessions taking place across five days, exploring how we can build a more inclusive and equitable future.

A persistent and deeply troubling problem of American democracy is low voter participation. The US ranks 28th out 35 OECD countries in voting turnout--55 percent of voting age population in 2016. On the presumption that this is unacceptable, and we want the widest possible participation, what would it take to seriously move the needle on this issue to get to 80 % of Americans voting? What policies could work, what cultural shifts do we need to make? How can new technologies be best utilized?

Speaker:

Archon Fung
Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School

Kathryn Peters
Co-founder & COO, Democracy Works

John Horton
Senior Manager of Community Affairs East, Lyft

Please note: all Ideas Dome sessions require a free HUBweek General Admission Pass to attend.

See a full list of all Ideas Dome sessions taking place throughout HUBweek 2018 chronologically sorted here.

As the official transportation of HUBweek 2018, Bluebikes will be offering $1 Rides throughout the festival. Bluebikes will also offer a bike valet service when you ride to The HUB at City Hall Plaza 🚲

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