Following the election of President Donald Trump in November, political betting websites in England and Ireland are paying massive payouts to people who placed their bets with President Trump.
Thomas Manning articles
Thomas Manning writes for Democracy Chronicles from New York City and is a key part of our increasing coverage of democracy news compiled from across the planet. Checkout the rest of our international team of authors as well. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States.
The New Voting Commission is Designed to Restrict Voter Rights
If President Trump and Republicans really want to make sure that we have integrity in our elections and make sure voter fraud is not a problem, they would invest in new technology for voting machines.
GOP Pass Laws Limiting Arizona Democracy for Everyday People
The recent move has historic influence as Arizona has been, since its inception into the Union, the most active state when it comes to ballot initiatives. Arizona’s first ballot initiative was in 1912.
Voting Machine Upgrades in Need Around the United States
As a nation that prides itself on being up to date on the latest technology and software, the United States is failing terribly behind in one major category, working voting machines on election days.
How Boost Mobile is Helping Solve Voting Inequalities
In an effort to help fight against voter suppression and the strict voter ID laws, cell phone company Boost Mobile has been trying to figure out ways to help combat racial and class inequality in voting.
Voter Fraud Was Complete Non-Issue in 2016 Elections
Following numerous claims by members of the Republican Party that the election system is “rigged”, there have been numerous studies released that have debunked those claims.
Key Texas Redistricting Court Case Coming Before 2018 Elections
If redistricting is done to restrict a person and or group’s voting rights and participation then it should be able to be challenged by properly designed processes. This doesn’t seem the case today.
California Leading the Way to Lower Voting Age to 17
In an effort to get more young people involved in the democratic process, many states are attempting lowering the voting age to 17 to get young people active.
What Can Be Lost in Turkey’s Historic Referendum
President Erdogan should rethink this piece of legislation as history has shown us that authoritarianism often leads to a violent and chaotic, and a distrustful society that pits people against each other.
The Numbers Behind Major Candidate Twitter Followers
Twitter and Facebook should come up with programs that allow users to easily find out which other users are fake and which ones are real. This is the only way to display an accurate statistic as to how popular the candidates actually are
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