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Low Literacy Levels among U.S. Adults and Difficult Ballot Propositions
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Rebecca L. Parker – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
High-level literacy skills are required for full participation in the democratic process through voting. Consequently, adults with low-level literacy skills are at a disadvantage. This work investigated the disparity between the readability of U.S. ballot propositions for year 2022 state elections and grade level reading estimates ([less than or…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Voting, Political Issues