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Big Spending Campaigns Rewarded With Victory in Midterms (11/12/2018) - Massive amounts were spent by the candidates and independent spenders in the races that decided 
What is Hope for Anti-Corruption Legislation in 2018 Congress? (11/11/2018) - Newly elected members of the House of Representatives must be committed to fighting corruption and 
Oil Lobby Spent Fortune to Stop Block Washington Carbon Fee (11/10/2018) - The oil industry spent more than $30 million dollars, a record in Washington, to mislead 
Why Tech and Health Care Led US Stock Surge After Election (11/9/2018) - Stocks rallied Wednesday as investors were relieved to see that the U.S. the midterm elections 
Public Social Media Databases Reveal New Political Ad Tactics (11/9/2018) - Public databases that shine a light on online political ads; launched by Facebook and Google 
Green Party Responds To Fake Super-PAC Mailers (11/6/2018) - Our campaign does not accept any PAC, Super-PAC, or corporate contributions. The Green Party itself 
Federal Court Slams Georgia Provisional Ballot Counting Process (11/13/2018) - A federal court in Atlanta on Monday issued an order requiring the state to take 
Mishaps, Protests and Litigation Overshadow Florida Recount (11/13/2018) - Mishaps, protests and litigation are overshadowing the vote recount in Florida's pivotal races for governor 
VIDEO: In Florida, Amendment 4 Restores More Than A Right To Vote (11/13/2018) - The long racist history of the abuse of felon disenfranchisement in the state of Florida 
Greens Claim GOP Stole Georgia Governor’s Election From Democrats (11/12/2018) - Georgia Green Party claims GOP stole governors election from democrats Stacey Abram by Republican Brian 
League of Women Voters Joins Key Arizona Voter Protection Lawsuit (11/11/2018) - Friday the League of Women Voters of Arizona along with LULAC and Arizona Advocacy Network 
Civil Rights Groups Demand Every Georgian Ballot Be Counted (11/11/2018) - This election presented Georgia voters with unnecessary and manufactured obstacles and so, the Civil Rights 
VIDEO: Expert Outlines Proper Role for Social Media Content Moderation (11/12/2018) - On November 6 2018, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard hosted Tarleton 
VIDEO: How The Government Is Guarding Against 2018 Election Threats (11/9/2018) - Election officials keenly observed the midterm electoral process and felt ready to fish out any 
Don’t Leave Half The World Offline And Behind, Urges Web Founder (11/9/2018) - Tim Berners-Lee, who invented www, appealed on Monday for half of world population not to 
Facebook Internal Human Rights Report Shows Mistakes In Burma (11/8/2018) - A human rights report on Facebook's presence in Myanmar says it has not done enough 
Facebook Blocked More Than 100 Accounts Prior To US Midterms (11/8/2018) - Accounts with potential ties to a so-called Russian "troll farm" has been blocked that may 
Midterm Voting Exposes Growing Problem Of Aging Machines (11/8/2018) - Election experts have long warned about the nation's aging fleet of voting equipment. This week's 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.
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 
Celebrating the Voter-Approved Michigan Redistricting Reform (11/9/2018) - Michigan voters overwhelmingly approve redistricting reform initiative to overcome partisan gerrymandering. The proposal won with 
Key Trial Starts Over 2020 Census Question on Citizenship (11/6/2018) - A federal trial began Monday in New York City over challenges to the federal government's 
SCOTUS Needs To Affirm North Carolina Redistricting Ruling (11/5/2018) - Common Cause v. Rucho case asks the U.S. Supreme Court to agree that North Carolina’s congressional 
NAACP Wins in North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case (11/5/2018) - The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP obtained yet another ruling that the North VIDEO: How The Government Is Guarding Against 2018 Election Threats (11/9/2018) - Election officials keenly observed the midterm electoral process and felt ready to fish out any Midterm Voting Exposes Growing Problem Of Aging Machines (11/8/2018) - Election experts have long warned about the nation's aging fleet of voting equipment. This week's 
Georgia Election Officials Quietly Patched Security Holes They Denied (11/6/2018) - A ProPublica analysis found that officials of the state of Georgia in its voter registration 
On Vote-Related Problems That Early Voting Has Revealed (11/5/2018) - Early voting ahead of midterms reveals vote related problems like, rejected voter registrations, malfunctioning voting 
Official Hoping Staffing Boost Fixes Arizona Voting Problems (11/5/2018) - A week to the general election, poll workers in Arizona county with 2.2 million of 
Could Adequate Funding For Voting Machines Make Them Secure? (10/26/2018) - A prominent security threat facing the midterm elections seems to be more linked to voting 
Muslim American Women Make History In Midterms (11/9/2018) - Casting a vote for former state lawmaker and Congressional candidate Rashida Tlaib was about making 
VIDEO: Up-Close With a North Dakota Tribe Fighting To Vote (11/6/2018) - It is especially outrageous for Native Americans to still have to fight to prove residency 
Polling Shows Voter Enthusiasm Surges Among US Hispanics (11/6/2018) - Hispanics so much interested in voting this year than in the 2014 midterm elections in 
Longoria, Ferrera, Saldana And More Rally For Latino Votes (11/6/2018) - Longoria, Ferrera, Saldana and more took to the streets of Miami, while chanting “Yes we 
Latino Vote Suppressed In Multiple Counties In Florida (11/6/2018) - Election protection volunteers reported multiple voting rights violations including Latino vote suppressed in multiple counties 
Will Changing Demographics Shift 2018 Voting Patterns? (11/2/2018) - With its tensions between rural and urban voters, new demographics vs old ones, Nevada is Join the American Democracy Movement With DC!
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