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Each election reform category listed on this page is designed to help you explore the many ways American democracy can be improved and to expose you to the ongoing debates of experts in the field. This is the battle to save American democracy.

Our main page about American democracy, voting, and election reform has news related to money politics, third parties, voting methods, election technology and more.

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money politics
Pay-to-Play Politics Pay-to-Play Politics is the Norm According to Microsoft President (1/25/2021) - Microsoft CEO Brad Smith offered his employees a candid take this week on why the…
Dark Money Helped Joe Biden How Dark Money Helped Joe Biden Win the Presidency (1/23/2021) - President Joe Biden benefited from a record-breaking amount of donations from anonymous donors backing him.
Fix Campaign Finance To Limit Corporate Power, Fix Campaign Finance Laws (1/22/2021) - Although not all campaign spending is disclosed, we know that PACs, third-party groups, and other…
Are Corporate Donations Good for Political Moderation? Are Corporate Donations Good for Political Moderation? (1/19/2021) - Individual donors prefer to support ideologically extreme candidates while access-seeking PACs tend to support more…
Outside Money Makes Governing More Difficult How Outside Money Makes Governing More Difficult (1/18/2021) - More money to the political parties, rather than outside spending, produces more cohesion and less…
Innovative Campaign Finance System Denver Seeks to Build Innovative Campaign Finance System (1/17/2021) - MapLight is partnering with the City and County of Denver, Colorado, to build a new…
voter access
New York Absentee Ballot Voting New York Absentee Ballot Voting could be Expanded (1/26/2021) - Reforms include a timeframe for processing absentee ballots and applications, earlier absentee ballot applications and…
Proportional Representation in Congress Can Proportional Representation in Congress Save the Country? (1/25/2021) - Election expert argues that change to some form of moderate proportional representation in Congress is…
Trump's Census Policy A Welcome End to Trump’s Census Policy (1/23/2021) - One of President Biden's first executive actions has reversed former President Donald Trump's unprecedented policy of altering…
Blind Massachusetts Voters Blind Massachusetts Voters Worry About Mail Voting Barriers (1/21/2021) - Use of the accessible mail-in system relies on a voter having access to a computer,…
First Bill of New Democratic Senate First Bill of New Democratic Senate to be Election Reforms (1/20/2021) - It is unprecedented and encouraging that Senate leaders have said they will introduce the For…
Voting With a Sharpie Marker Why Arizona is Working to Ban Voting With a Sharpie Marker (1/20/2021) - For the first time ever in 2020, Arizona voters were given Sharpie permanent markers to…
election technology
Blockchain Technology Democracy How Blockchain Technology Could Support Democracy (1/24/2021) - In the wake of a bitter US election, the technology behind Bitcoin could offer a…
Digital Interference in Elections Digital Interference in Elections Is Widespread Worldwide (1/21/2021) - Freedom House is piloting a new research initiative to investigate the interplay between digital platforms…
Protecting Californian Elections How Bad Jokes Complicated Protecting Californian Elections (1/19/2021) - Public records show California’s scattershot cybersecurity approach ensnared some people who say they were joking.
Dominion Voting Machine Lawsuit Dominion Voting Machine Lawsuit Threatens MyPillow CEO (1/19/2021) - Lawyers for the election technology company have warned prominent Trump ally and MyPillow chief executive…
Wikipedia: Democracy at Your Fingertips? (1/18/2021) - The lengthy production process and the fact that the content is checked by several people…
Ranked Voting System Considering A Ranked Voting System in Arlington, Virginia (1/17/2021) - Arlington’s efforts to create “instant-runoff” County Board elections may hinge on an upcoming meeting with…

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.

American DemocracyIn 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.

mail voting
New York Absentee Ballot Voting New York Absentee Ballot Voting could be Expanded (1/26/2021) - Reforms include a timeframe for processing absentee ballots and applications, earlier absentee ballot applications and…
Blind Massachusetts Voters Blind Massachusetts Voters Worry About Mail Voting Barriers (1/21/2021) - Use of the accessible mail-in system relies on a voter having access to a computer,…
Covid Election Reforms California Legislators Consider Keeping Covid Election Reforms (1/17/2021) - The COVID-19 pandemic spurred state lawmakers to broaden voting options in the name of safety.
Republicans seek restrictions on early voting and mail-in votes Republicans seek restrictions on early voting and mail-in votes (12/29/2020) - Republicans in key states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden are putting in place tighter…
Atlanta Mail Specialist Exposed Problems with Voter Roll Purge List Atlanta Mail Specialist Exposed Voter Roll Purge List Problems  (12/26/2020) - Voter suppression persists. A key direct mail specialist was able to analyse and reverse a…
Postal worker recanted allegations of ballot tampering, officials say Postal worker recanted allegations of ballot tampering, officials say (11/11/2020) - Pennsylvania postal worker whose claims have been cited by top Republicans as potential evidence of…
voting machines
Dominion Voting Machine Lawsuit Dominion Voting Machine Lawsuit Threatens MyPillow CEO (1/19/2021) - Lawyers for the election technology company have warned prominent Trump ally and MyPillow chief executive…
Paper Ballots in Missouri Legislation Filed to Require Paper Ballots in Missouri (1/13/2021) - State Senator Bob Onder has filed legislation to require paper ballots to be used in…
Dominion Voting Systems Employee Sues Trump Campaign Dominion Voting Systems Employee Sues Trump Campaign (12/24/2020) - An employee from Dominion voting systems is suing the Trump campaign for defamation and for…
Fox News, Newsmax shoot down aired election claims Fox News, Newsmax shoot down aired election claims (12/22/2020) - Smartmatic, Dominion in row with Fox News and Newsmax, raising prospects of legal action for…
Voting machine firm demands pro-Trump attorney retract bogus claims about 2020 election Voting machine firm demands pro-Trump attorney retract bogus claims about 2020 election (12/21/2020) - Dominion Voting Systems has demanded that one of Trump campaign lawyers, Sidney Powell, should retract…
Fixing America’s Aging Election Technology Fixing America’s Aging Election Technology (9/7/2020) - America’s voting technology is fast aging. There is a need to address this concern ahead…
minority voting
Not A Lost Cause: A Black Queer Southerner’s Perspective on Southern Politics Not A Lost Cause: A Black Queer Southerner’s Perspective on Southern Politics (12/2/2020) - Georgia flipped blue in the November 3 election to the surprise of many. However, there…
Trump Push To Invalidate Votes In Heavily Black Cities Alarms Civil Rights Groups Trump Push To Invalidate Votes In Heavily Black Cities Alarms Civil Rights Groups (11/27/2020) - Trump attempts to overturn the vote in key states targeted disenfranchisement of black voters, raising…
Elections 2020: a more inclusive process is needed Elections 2020: a more inclusive process is needed (9/14/2020) - Attacks on minority voting rights is a major concern as November's elections near. Collective action…
ID Laws and Stigma Are Keeping Some Trans Voters Away From the Polls ID Laws and Stigma Are Keeping Some Trans Voters Away From the Polls (8/4/2020) - Voters are not to be discriminated against. However, ID laws and stigma are leading to…
30 years after the ADA, access to voting for people with disabilities is still an issue 30 years after the ADA, access to voting for people with disabilities is still an issue (7/27/2020) - Though a landmark legislation, the American with Disabilities Act has not offered the disabled their…
US trans and non-binary people hit by voting barriers US trans and non-binary people hit by voting barriers (6/17/2020) - Voter identification barriers are still prevalent in the U.S. electoral landscape. Trans and non-binary people…

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We are actively looking for creative new contributors so please get in touch if you would like to join our team. We are expanding coverage of international and American democracy. We want to hear from people from all kind of backgrounds and perspectives. Republican Party or Green Party, in Brooklyn or Bangladesh, we are looking for people who want to join the democracy fight. You can also take a look at our Political Art page for political artists of all kinds that highlights the original work of numerous Democracy Chronicles authors.

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