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Are Voting Machine Lobbyists Undermining Georgia’s Democracy? (1/23/2019)- In the past decade, the largest manufacturer of voting machines in the country, has routinely… 
Sweeping DC Anti-Corruption Reform Legislation to Become Law (1/20/2019)- Sweeping DC anti corruption reform legislation to become law will pave way for more independent… 
Washington Lawmakers Want To Permanently Eliminate Postage For Voters (1/18/2019)- A proposed law requested by Governor Jay Inslee would provide prepaid postage for all election… 
Ex Trump Lawyer Cohen Paid Man to Rig Online Polls (1/17/2019)- President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen admitted Thursday that he paid a man in… 
Support New York Voting Rights and Campaign Finance Reforms! (1/15/2019)- The legislation in the New York State legislature contains multiple voting reforms, including early voting,… 
Jimmy Carter: U.S. Is an ‘Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery’ (1/13/2019)- Former President Jimmy altered hash words about America’s electoral process, calling the country “oligarchy with… 
A Look at McConnell’s Criticisms of H.R. 1 Election Reforms (1/22/2019)- A look at Mitch McConnell criticisms of H.R. 1. He was the lead plaintiff against… 
NY Election Officials Prepare For Sweeping Voting Law Changes (1/20/2019)- Local elections officials say it’s a bit overwhelming to consider all the changes that have… 
North Carolina Elections Board Let Green Card Holder Vote (1/19/2019)- A federal judge has chastised election officials in North Carolina who let a Korean woman,… 
Governor Backs Granting NJ Parolee and Felon Voting Rights (1/18/2019)- “Let’s open the doors to our democracy even wider,” Governor Phil Murphy recently said in… 
Why I Submitted Just One Signature For Ballot Access in Indiana (1/18/2019)- I was a founder of Indiana College Democrats, served as a Democratic precinct chair in… 
Why the Census Ruling Was a Victory for Equal Representation (1/18/2019)- Americans expect and deserve a fair and accurate census and the removal of the citizenship… 
2019 European Parliament Elections Are Vulnerable to Hacking (1/23/2019)- 2019 European parliament elections vulnerable to hacking due to Russian disinformation campaigns that disrupted the… 
Facebook Backs German Election Integrity Initiatives (1/23/2019)- Facebook has launched German initiatives to defend election integrity and examine the ethics of artificial… 
A New App for Political Dissidents Under Authoritarian Rule (1/22/2019)- A new academic paper from University of California, Santa Barbara is quite unique in that… 
Technology Near for Real-Time TV Political Fact Checks (1/21/2019)- A Duke University team expects to have a product available for election year that will… 
K-Voting – South Korea’s New Attempt at Blockchain Voting (1/20/2019)- The National Election Commission started an online voting system called “K-Voting” built on blockchain to… 
Total Zimbabwe Internet Shutdown Amid Violent Crackdown (1/19/2019)- Zimbabwe on Friday faced “total internet shutdown,” after a days-long violent crackdown on people protesting… 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.
New Supreme Court Balance to be Tested in Redistricting Cases (1/6/2019)- We are pleased that the Supreme Court will rehear two important cases concerning gerrymandering on… 
US Supreme Court to Consider Stopping Partisan Redistricting (1/5/2019)- Today the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments in a challenge to North… 
Transforming Redistricting With Geospatial Information Systems (12/28/2018)- In the 2017 election for the 28th district in the Virginia House of Delegates, Republican… 
Proposed New Jersey Redistricting Plan is Unfair to Republicans (11/30/2018)- On November 26, New Jersey Legislature advanced proposed constitutional amendment that is unfair to Republicans… 
North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Draws Fresh Lawsuit (11/14/2018)- North Carolina partisan gerrymandering draws fresh lawsuit from Common Cause, North Carolina Democratic Party and… 
Major Pro-Democracy Wins Beneath Midterm Headlines (11/10/2018)- We must seize this moment and prioritize fixing our system so that our elections are… Are Voting Machine Lobbyists Undermining Georgia’s Democracy? (1/23/2019)- In the past decade, the largest manufacturer of voting machines in the country, has routinely… 
City Scrambles to Get New Philadelphia Voting Machines (1/17/2019)- Philadelphia is on a crash program to get new voting machines installed this year to… 
South Carolina’s Voting Machines Make Serious Vote Count Errors (1/16/2019)- In the last election, South Carolina voting machines made serious vote count errors by counting… 
It’s Machine-Marked Ballots Versus Hand-Marked Ballots in Georgia (1/14/2019)- After Georgia’s 2018 elections focused stinging criticism, study commission voted Thursday to recommend use of… 
NJ Voting Machines Not on Track to Ever Have a Paper Trail (1/6/2019)- Review of midterm election offers assurance electronic vote counts are reliable, but lawmakers show limited… 
H.R. 1 Election Reforms Are a Necessary Start Towards Democracy (1/4/2019)- The new Democratic majority House gaveled in on Thursday with reform on its agenda —… 
Native American Voting Rights Bill Proposed in Washington State (1/17/2019)- The bill modifies the minimum information required for voter registration under state law, to allow… 
Jonathan Nez Sworn in as New Navajo Nation President (1/17/2019)- Jonathan Nez sworn in as Navajo nation president restoring hope, resilience and change Tuesday, drawing… 
Latino Voters to Have More Say in 2020 Super Tuesday (1/11/2019)- Latinos will have a larger say in who Democrats elect to run for president in… 
Indiana Law Provides Pathway to Vote in Mental Health Institutions (1/10/2019)- Indiana Senate Bill 9 went into effect on January 1, allowing individuals seeking mental health… 
Judge Asked to Dismiss North Dakota Tribe’s Voter ID Lawsuit (1/10/2019)- North Dakota is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Native… 
Young Muslim-Americans Celebrate First Somali Woman in Congress (1/5/2019)- Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib first Muslim women to serve in Congress, were sworn into… Join the American Democracy Movement With DC!
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