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Why Countries Need A Holistic Approach To Prevent Corruption (9/14/2018) - IDEA encourages governments, address the issue of money in politics holistically and design preventive measures 
Corruption Watchdog Says Anti-Foreign Bribery Laws Ignored (9/13/2018) - New Transparency International report suggests foreign bribery alive and well, with little progress in fighting 
Why the Democrat Campaign Spending Prioritizes Online Ads (9/13/2018) - Two major Democratic political groups on Wednesday announced a combined $21 million digital ad buy 
Illinois Gubernatorial Poll: Billionaire Versus Multimillionaire (8/23/2018) - In the Illinois gubernatorial poll the State has registered the most expensive gubernatorial race in 
Court Intervenes In 50th Congressional District California Runoff (8/23/2018) - California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife are under investigation by FBI on charges of 
VIDEO: Improving New York City’s Campaign Finance Program (8/18/2018) - The NYC Campaign Finance Board hosted a panel discussion at NY Law School with elected 
Mismanaged Georgia Election System May Lead to a Primary Do-Over (9/17/2018) - A stunning twist of event primaries held on the 22 of May in Georgia ended 
Should Election Officials Decide Which Initiatives To Put On Ohio Ballot? (9/16/2018) - Plaintiffs in Schmitt v Husted are challenging a seemingly arrogated prerogative by Ohio election officials 
Federal Civil Rights Commission Finds Voting Rights Under Attack (9/13/2018) - Federal Civil Rights Commission finds voting rights under attack. Vanita Gupta, issued An Assessment of 
Arizona Voter Purge at Center Stage in High Stakes Court Battle (9/12/2018) - There are thousands of Arizonans who think they are registered to vote this year, but 
ICE is Behind Demand for Millions of NC Voting Records (9/10/2018) - U.S. federal prosecutors have subpoenaed millions of pages of voter records for the eastern half 
VIDEO: John Oliver Tackles Florida’s Felony Voter Disenfranchisement (9/10/2018) - Many people with felony convictions are unfairly prohibited from voting, and the worst state for 
Why the Government Must Act on Social Media Election Regulations (9/19/2018) - Election meddling is easier than before and regulation of social media is more muddled than 
Oregon Using Facebook To Remind Inactive Voters To Register (9/19/2018) - Oregon officials have use facebook bolster participation to remember hundreds of thousands of inactive voters 
Faulty Georgia Voting Machines Are A Failure of Democracy (9/19/2018) - Ensuring that elections are free, fair, transparent and credibly run should be the chief concern 
Report Outlines Tools to Protect The Vote From Cyber Attack (9/19/2018) - The Brennan Center's "Better Safe Than Sorry" report offers tools that those in charge of 
The Under-examined Role Of Election Equipment Vendors (9/18/2018) - US elections employ a number voting materials, equipment during elections. ES&S, Hart, and Dominion are 
Election Security Guide For Public Officials And Those Running For Office (9/17/2018) - The Brennan Center's campaign on election protection is meant to assist those running for office 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.
Democrats Pursue Lawsuit In Battle Over Wisconsin Gerrymandering (9/17/2018) - Wisconsin Democrats have started preparations for the 2020 elections by putting up a legitimate fight, 
New Campaign Seeks Politicians to Take Stance On Election Reform (8/13/2018) - Common Cause launched campaign addressed questions to include campaign finance, ethics, voting rights, redistricting, the 
How Mass Incarceration Damages Democracy (6/28/2018) - Corrections industry influence, felony disenfranchisement and prison gerrymandering undermine democracy
Ohio Democratic Voters Sue State Over Gerrymandered Maps (6/19/2018) - If the Supreme Court rules that this round of Ohio redistricting is unconstitutional, it should 
Supreme Court Refuses to Block Partisan Gerrymandering (6/18/2018) - The Supreme Court missed an opportunity today to lay down a firm marker identifying partisan 
A Complete Report on the Vulnerable State of American Voting Laws (6/5/2018) - In 'The State of Voting 2018', the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law details threats Faulty Georgia Voting Machines Are A Failure of Democracy (9/19/2018) - Ensuring that elections are free, fair, transparent and credibly run should be the chief concern Report Outlines Tools to Protect The Vote From Cyber Attack (9/19/2018) - The Brennan Center's "Better Safe Than Sorry" report offers tools that those in charge of The Under-examined Role Of Election Equipment Vendors (9/18/2018) - US elections employ a number voting materials, equipment during elections. ES&S, Hart, and Dominion are Election Security Guide For Public Officials And Those Running For Office (9/17/2018) - The Brennan Center's campaign on election protection is meant to assist those running for office 
8 Ways You Can Help Protect Our Elections From Cyberattack (9/17/2018) - Impelling concerns of cyberattack ahead of November midterms have led the Brennan Center to draft 
More US States Deploy Technology To Track Election Hacking Attempts (8/17/2018) - Some U.S. states have adopted technology to enable the federal government have access to state Federal Civil Rights Commission Finds Voting Rights Under Attack (9/13/2018) - Federal Civil Rights Commission finds voting rights under attack. Vanita Gupta, issued An Assessment of 
VIDEO: Black Women’s Electoral Strength In An Era Of Fractured Politics (9/11/2018) - The Metropolitan Policy Program, in partnership with Higher Heights Leadership Fund, explored the tapped and 
Florida Ordered to Assist Spanish Speaking Voters (9/8/2018) - Today’s decision recognizes the growing presence of Puerto Rican voters and their right to fully 
Does Supreme Court Pick Threaten Native American Sovereignty? (9/7/2018) - Many believe that Kavanaugh does not recognize the sovereignty of tribes, which govern themselves as 
Voting Rights Groups Sue Over Arizona Voter Disenfranchisement (8/21/2018) - Voting rights groups sue Arizona Secretary Of State, Michele Reagan on Saturday, nine months after 
VIDEO: Rashida Tlaib on Becoming First Palestinian-American in Congress (8/19/2018) - Rashida Tlaib, Muslim Palestinian-American politician to make it into the House of Representatives for district Join the American Democracy Movement With DC!
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