Leah Dearborn articles

Leah Dearborn writes for Democracy Chronicles from Massachusetts. She is a graduate of the journalism program at UMass Amherst.

MA Senate Race Struggles to Gain Momentum

Experts predict low voter turnout as the Bay State MA Senate race struggles to focus on recovery

A recent study conducted by MIT illuminates many problems with voting lines and needed election infrastructure

A bitoech rider is setting off alarm bells amongst watchdog groups across the country

Lenoir County is left without an elections board when members resign over differences

Lawmakers up the ante as federal minimum wage debate rages with state lawmakers calling for action

In a preemptive strike against free elections, Zimbabwe radios are banned including all shortwaves

Arkansas House votes against nonpartisan election bill that would remove party labels from prosecuting attorneys

Virginia thinks voter ID while Maryland onto same-day registration as states tackle voting reform

Will Pope Benedict XVI’s successor be the first non-European elected to title in Papal election?

Online voting system may reduce cost but it raises security and privacy concerns that are too important to ignore for many of Arizona’s citizens