{"id":31,"date":"2019-12-29T19:37:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlsorgs3stg.wpenginepowered.com\/equaldemocracy\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:53:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/equaldemocracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Equal Democracy Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Equal Democracy Project at Harvard Law School<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Equal Democracy Project (EDP) is a student organization for HLS students interested in promoting election law, voting rights, and democracy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equal Democracy Project works on six democracy sub-issues:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Civic Discourse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civic Participation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electoral Reform and Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gerrymandering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Money in Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voting Rights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/equaldemocracy\/issues\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to get involved? 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