Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has introduced Senate Bill 2038, requiring election officials to use hand-marked paper ballots.
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AMERICA
Bill Would Require Use Of Paper Ballots In Illinois Elections
Connecticut Pushing To Restore Voting Rights For People On Parole
In addition to citizens on probation, advocates now want Connecticut legislators to extend voting rights to people on parole as well.
Arkansas Governor Signing Voter ID Bill Into Law
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Wednesday that a bill requiring a photo ID for a provisional ballot would be signed into law.
New Mexico Legislation Protecting Native Voter Access Advances
New Mexico’s new legislation, HB 231, puts in place significant protections, guaranteeing access to the ballot box on native lands.
Study: 2020 Election Lies Were Pushed By Online Super Spreaders
University of Washington new study looks at how the “massive lie” about a rigged election sparked the January 6 Capitol insurgency.
The Unconstitutional Electoral Count Act of 1887, and Other Fun Facts
New report discusses legislative procedure for counting electoral votes in light of the controversy after the 2020 presidential election.
Is NYC’s Campaign Finance Program Worth The Cost?
New York City’s Campaign Finance Board recently awarded an unprecedented $37 million in matching funds to candidates for public office.
A Very Detailed Look at New St. Louis Approval Voting System
Tishaura Jones, Treasurer of St. Louis, Missouri and Cara Spencer, the Alderwoman, advanced from the primary for Mayor on March 2, 2021.
Massive Investment In Social Studies And Civics Education Proposed
A detailed plan reimagining civic education shows a way toward a healthy American democracy at a time of deep polarization.
Errors In Cleaning Voter Roles Disproportionately Hurt Minority Voters
According to a Penn report, errors in cleaning voter rolls in Wisconsin in 2017 and 2018 overwhelmingly impacted minority voters.
- LeBron James Voting Rights Group Fights Voter Restrictions
- Big Flaw Identified in the Democratic Party Elections Bill
- Census Data Snafu Upends 2022 Elections
- Millennials And Gen Z Have Most To Lose In The Voting Wars
- Idaho Senate OKs Bill To Make Ballot Initiatives Tougher
- Democratic Voting Bill Would Make Biggest Changes In Decades
- Threatened By Libertarians, Iowa GOP Moves Election Goal Posts
- St. Louis Approval Voting System To Face First Real World Test
- A Supreme Court Test for What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act
- A Coin Flip Breaks Tie Vote In Illinois City Primary
WORLDWIDE
Text and Context of Haiti’s 2021 Draft Constitution
Haiti is once again nearing a new constitution. The ongoing constitutional reform drive, which began in 2020, lacks universal support.
South Asia’s Women’s Rights Activists Should Be Heard
As 2020 came to an end, protestors across South Asia, demanded redress of systemic sexual harassment against women and children.
Report: The Global Decline In Democracy Has Accelerated
The annual gap between losses and gains increased in 2020, and less than a quarter of the world’s population now live in free countries.
Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act is Muzzling Free Speech
Following the death of a writer in a high-security prison on February 25, protesters took to the streets of Bangladesh’s capital.
Most Killings of Human Rights Defenders Don’t Make the News
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders’ report predicts little improvement in the safety of human rights defenders.
Prominent Russian Rights Organization Dissolves Amid Crackdown
Individuals and unregistered civic movements in politics and receiving foreign funding can now be labeled “foreign agents” in Russia, new law.
Belarus Journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich Sentenced To 6 Months In Jail
Belarusian journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich has been jailed to six months and a fine over her coverage of protests in the country
India Fake News Problem Fueled By Digital Illiteracy
For more than 90% of India’s population, digital literacy is almost non-existent. This situation is fuelling the fake news problem in India.
Political Finance Reform As Tool To Promote Gender Inclusive Democracy
The lack of access to sufficient funding from their parties and external networks is a major obstacle to women participation in politics.
Worrying Rise in Online Violent Threats Against Women Journalists
Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations but for female journalists the odds are much worse.
- Worrying Rise in Online Violent Threats Against Women Journalists
- Thai Marchers Link Their Democracy Cause to Myanmar Protests
- French Citizens’ Convention ‘Direct Democracy’ Designed to Fail
- New Guide for Curbing Global Corruption and Dirty Money
- Why Using Voter ID in British Elections Will Harm Democracy
- Dozens Detained In Crackdown At Kazakhstan Opposition Rallies
- 47 Hong Kong Dissidents Charged With ‘Subversion’
- Navalny Walks in the Footsteps of the Great Russian Dissidents
- Study: Human Rights Laws Are Best Way To Protect The Amazon
- Niger’s Fragile Democracy at Risk After Election