If Democracies Need Informed Voters, How Can They Thrive While Expanding Enfranchisement? The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Hochschild, Jennifer L. 2010. If democracies need informed voters, how can they thrive while expanding enfranchisement? Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy 9(2): 111-123. Published Version doi:10.1089/elj.2009.0055 Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8965557 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Open Access Policy Articles, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#OAP