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92% Of Incumbents In Congress Have Leadership Pacs (4/16/2021) - Julia Letlow's swearing in may showcase widows replacing husbands but also reveals leadership PAC for… 
Corporations Publish Toothless Voting Rights Ad In New York Times (4/16/2021) - Hundreds of companies have only vaguely censured assaults on voting rights in a new ad… 
Top Lobbyists Raked In Best COVID-19 Contracts (4/16/2021) - Just 6% of COVID-related contract recipients lobbied the federal government, despite receiving more than half… 
New Data On Small Donors and Political Extremism (4/14/2021) - Because of technical advantages, the Democratic Party has drawn an increasing share of money from… 
How To Close Avenues Of Foreign Meddling In US Elections (4/13/2021) - What is shocking is how much of foreign meddling in US elections is legal, with… 
How Wealth Inequality Affects American Democracy (4/12/2021) - Wealth inequality affects American democracy. It creates an opportunity for some individuals to use government… 
Competition for Control of the House Underrepresents Voters of Color (4/16/2021) - 2020 was consistent with trend of declining House competition despite defeat of Democrats by Republican… 
Here Are 4 States To Watch Next On Voting Legislation (4/14/2021) - Although the controversy and recriminations about Georgia's contentious new election law continue, some people's focus… 
The States Working To Expand Felon Voting Rights (4/13/2021) - Bills expanding voting rights have been introduced in many states to tackle felon disenfranchisement which… 
American Democracy: Three Reasons For Resilience (4/12/2021) - America's constitution, the separation of powers and federalism are why American democracy is one of… 
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Against Voter Purging (4/11/2021) - Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday state Elections Commission cannot purge 69000 voters from rolls due to change of… 
Abysmally Low Turnout In Suburban Chicago Municipal Elections (4/9/2021) - Despite heated national debate about voting rights, most suburban Chicago residents did not turnout in… 
Disabled Voter Advocates Press For Internet Voting Options (4/16/2021) - Rights groups want Senate to amend the massive election reform bill passed by the House… 
The Future Of Political Advertising Is Connected TV (4/16/2021) - According to new evidence, political advertising is rapidly migrating to connected TV (CTV), also known… 
GOP Voter Security Laws Making Voting Less Secure (4/16/2021) - Much of the “election integrity” law in Georgia and nation-wide will limit the ability to rise… 
Report Outlines How Internet Shutdowns Obstruct Journalism (4/14/2021) - Journalists will be unable to contact sources, fact-check, or file stories until after an event… 
The Dutch Banned Election Tech, Then Brought It Back (4/11/2021) - The Dutch Electoral Council has brought back electronic voting tools to count votes for the… 
New Tool Tracks All Corporate Statements On Voting Rights (4/11/2021) - Democracy Docket has released a new tool tracking corporate statements in support of voting rights… Rebirth of American Democracy
The most important and revolutionary attribute of the American republican form of government has always been that it utilizes a system of popular elections to fill key positions. As everyone knows, the first American elections were only for white landowning men. But despite these extreme limits on access and often violent policy making (Native American genocide and the institution of slavery in particular), it really was the world’s first mass democratic election. This wasn’t an election among a few thousand nobility in a single city.
In George Washington’s first election in 1789, nearly one million people voted in an honest contest to choose their own leadership. The Founding Fathers‘ greatest legacy is that the country has been holding increasingly inclusive free and fair elections at the national, state and local levels at least every two years for over 230 years without interruption. Despite all the faults of the Founding Fathers, this is quite a legacy.
That being said, the quality of elections in modern America is arguably worse than it used to be. Democracy Chronicles hopes to include the latest news on all efforts to examine and reform American elections and to expose our readers to discussion on this topic in such a way as to reflect the diversity of debate on the subject. This rigorous focus on every aspect of election law in the United States should be interesting to even international readers and we have intentionally set up our website to place American democracy news right next to our coverage on world democracy. After all, the struggle for more democracy is universal.
Ranked Voting Proposed For Puerto Rico Self-Determination (4/16/2021) - A new bill aims to allow Puerto Ricans to choose their political future through a… 
Inside The Ranked Voting Movement On College Campuses (4/16/2021) - A number of colleges and universities around the country are implementing Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)… 
States Are Moving To End Public Referendum Voting (4/14/2021) - At least 123 legislative proposals concerning ballot initiatives, veto referendums, referrals, local ballot measures, and… 
What Does Ranked Voting Tell Us? (4/11/2021) - Ranked voting election results reveal little about voter desires. Consider a ranked voting result in… 
Louisiana Bill For Semi-Closed Primaries For Congress (4/7/2021) - Louisiana introduced SB 235. It would change Louisiana elections for congress, providing that parties would… 
What Would Proportional Representation Look Like In The US? (4/7/2021) - What would happen if the United States adopted a proportional representation election system for the… 
A Historical Overview of Turnover In US Senatorial Elections (4/13/2021) - With each major party becoming more extreme, 2022 may be a watershed moment of more… 
Can Climate Change Affect Redistricting? (4/13/2021) - Ohio’s 9th District is so thin that they actually drove to Lake Erie to monitor… 
Study: Decrease In Press Freedom Leads To Drop In Real GDP (4/6/2021) - A healthy democracy requires a free press, but research shows assaults on press freedom affect… 
MIT Survey Flags Major Trends In US Election System (4/3/2021) - SPAE is the only nationwide election administration survey that offers information on election results in… 
Groundbreaking Study on Election Tech Industry and Voting Machines (4/1/2021) - A new study looks at voting machine purchases in 791 jurisdictions throughout the country. It… 
People Can Differentiate Dictators And Elected Leaders Just From Pictures (3/28/2021) - An interesting new study has found out that people may identify an unfamiliar politician as… Competition for Control of the House Underrepresents Voters of Color (4/16/2021) - 2020 was consistent with trend of declining House competition despite defeat of Democrats by Republican… 
The Long-Term Dangers From Georgia’s Election Law (4/7/2021) - Georgia signed into law a new bill that arguably codifies voter suppression. This law is… 
Don’t Let GOP Destroy Democracy And Crush Hard-Won Rights (4/5/2021) - For the past decades, Republicans across our nation have been engaged in a systematic, and… 
How A Delay In Redistricting Threatens Black And Asian Voters (4/5/2021) - The US Census Bureau's has not yet released redistricting data and the delay may have… 
Montana Blocks Bill To Expand Native American Voting Access (4/1/2021) - The Montana House on Wednesday shot down a bill that aimed to expand voting opportunities… 
White Only Bill Signing in Georgia (3/26/2021) - Six White Georgia lawmakers stood behind the governor as he signed a sweeping voter suppression law.… Join the American Democracy Movement With DC!
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