Democracy Chronicles

The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Voting By Mail Systems

A new law has been proposed in the state legislature, ostensibly to protect voters, but the re-vote comes at a pivotal moment for absentee voting.

2 New Documentaries Expose Local Voting Barriers In North Carolina

Two recent documentary films about elections and election laws were made in Fayetteville and show voters having trouble voting in 2016.

Major Nevada Voting Rights Bill Signed Into Law By Governor

The bill enacts various provisions to modernize and secure Nevada’s election system, including same-day voter registration and expanded mail voting.

Supreme Court Hands Virginia Democrats A Win In Gerrymandering Case

The Supreme Court has ruled against the Virginia House of Delegates in a racial gerrymandering case that represents a victory for Democrats in the state.

NYC Ranked Voting To Be On November Ballot

People of the nation’s largest city will decide in November whether innovative and controversial system will be used for primaries and special elections.

FBI Questioned On Russian Hack Of Tennessee Voting Firm

Two U.S. senators asked the FBI to explain what it has done to investigate the suspected hack by Russian intelligence of a Florida-based voting software.

More Democratic Presidential Primaries To Use Ranked Choice Voting

Big changes are afoot in the 2020 Democratic primaries and caucuses: As many as six states plan to use ranked choice voting in these important contests.

Analysis Finds a Small Donor Class Funds Oregon Elections

As Oregon state legislators consider a package of bills to limit the influence of money in politics, a new MapLight report.

The Only State Where Winning The Popular Vote Doesn’t Guarantee Win

Mississippi is the only state in the nation where a candidate could garner a majority vote and not win the statewide office he or she was pursuing.

Libertarian Party Battling Onerous Georgia Ballot Access Laws

Briefs on both sides filed in Georgia Libertarian Party ballot access case that challenges requirements for parties that did’t get 20% of president vote.

MORE US NEWS

Haiti Journalists Demand Justice for Murdered Colleague

Hundreds of journalists wearing white T-shirts participated in a silent march Sunday to demand justice for their murdered colleague.

Thousands Wear Black, Rally to Demand Hong Kong Leader Goes

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong Sunday dressed in black to demand the city’s embattled leader steps down.

Activists Seek To Build Momentum After Russian Journalist’s Release

Freeing Ivan Golunov, who was arrested on trumped up drug charges, has buoyed liberal opponents of Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin.

Saudi Teenager Murtaja Qureiris Spared From Execution

A Saudi teenager who had been facing a possible death penalty for taking part in Shiite-led protests as a child will not be executed.

China’s 30 Years of Rights Violations Tied to 1989 Tiananmen Massacre

Gross violations of human rights in connection to the 1989 massacre and to the consistent pattern of suppression of citizens’ attempts to seek justice.