Common Cause has issued a statement welcoming the passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act (HR 4) by the House of Representative.
Chinese Defector makes allegations of interference into Taiwan politics
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s ruling party denounced China as an “enemy of democracy” following fresh claims of Chinese interference.
Ranked-Choice Voting Comes into effect in NYC 2021!
On November 5th, 2019 New Yorkers overwhelmingly approved Ranked Choice Voting for local elections. Nearly 75% of voters were in favor of the proposal.
Nevada: Grassroots independent citizen redistricting commission initiative
A grassroots initiative aims to take power to draw districts from legislators and give it to an independent citizen redistricting commission.
Q&A on Gambia’s Genocide Case Against Myanmar before the ICJ
A really interesting new article in Human Rights outlines a series of questions and answers on Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar before the ICJ.
Trump appeals Supreme Court to block subpoena for his financial records
President Donald Trump is appealing to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch bid to block a subpoena from House Democrats for his financial records.
Vast racial and gender disparities on State Supreme Courts around the country
A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice details vast racial and gender disparities on state supreme courts around the country.
Perspective addresses just how regulated US Elections Are
Perspective: US voting equipment vendors largely lack the level of federal oversight enjoyed by other critical infrastructure industries from interference.
Reforms addressing social media generated conditions hostile to democracy
For democracy to succeed reforms addressing social media generated conditions hostile to democracy will have to be designed, experts.
New rules for Erie County Poll Workers Following Misplaced Votes
A PEB problem in Millcreek’s 4th Precinct, Erie County, originally thought to be so much of a deal, amounted to 400 votes not being tabulated.