Busy with orientation, buying books, scheduling classes, picking extracurricular activities, and adjusting to a whole new life 3,000 miles away from home, registering to vote was the last thing on freshman Bonnie Lei’s mind after arriving at Harvard. But when Lei walked into University Hall to drop off her study card last week, all she had to do to register was grab a laptop or tablet with on-the-spot instructions and sign up.
Using a new voting program called TurboVote—which founder Seth Flaxman, M.P.P. ’11, describes as the “Netflix of voting”—Lei registered within minutes, and will soon receive a completed national voter-registration form by mail along with a pre-addressed, pre-stamped envelope to her local election authority. Once she’s mailed back the form, Lei will be registered to vote.
Kennedy School alumni launch TurboVote | Harvard Magazine
