Prominent politicians in New York are pushing the City Council to revisit a bill that would give noncitizen immigrants right to vote.
PODCAST: Expert Proposes Radical Sortition-Based Election System
In a really interesting podcast that featured on The New York Times, an expert proposes a radical sortition system for democracy.
Louisiana Planning to Spend $100 Million on Voting Machines
Dominion Voting Systems intends to bid for Louisiana’s new voting machine contract as it combats conspiracies surrounding its equipment.
Attacks on Judicial Independence in Haiti Damage Democracy
Haiti’s government has ramped up repression as it recently made arbitrary changes to the Supreme Court’s composition and detained three justices.
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on Protecting Democracy
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) was interviewed by Vanity Fair on the protecting American democracy and humiliating Giuliani
Arizona Hasn’t Explained Why it Removed Kanye West From 2020 Ballot
Arizona Supreme Court is still to explain why it removed rapper Kanye West from the ballot as independent for president in 2020.
Myanmar’s Pro-Democracy Protest Movement Is Strengthening
The Feb 1, 2021 Coup in Myanmar has instead sparked growing democracy protests calling for an end to the military take over.
Election and Government Transparency Must Be a Top Reform Priority
The Center for Media and Democracy and 43 civil society and government reform groups have called on Biden to prioritize transparency.
All CVS Political Donations Have Stopped. But is That a Solution?
End Citizens United released statement on CVS’s announcement it would temporarily pause PAC donations to both political parties
GOP targets ballot initiatives after progressive wins
Republican-led legislatures are advancing bills that would make it more difficult to pass citizen-initiated ballot measures.