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Democracy in AmericaThis Democracy in America archive has all our articles about election reform in the United States. The section is meant to encourage discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the election system and help you build new ideas for the future. Be sure to check out our main section on American democracy as well.

Small Donors Are Making Elections More Democratic

May 11, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Small Donors Are Making Elections More Democratic

The growth of small-dollar donations has made races more competitive, as incumbents face challenges from well-funded opponents.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Money Politics

Can The Courts Police Gerrymanders?

May 11, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

A North Carolina court ruled that courts don’t have the ability to determine if a political map is legal, giving legislators a free pass.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Redistricting, Voter Suppression

Ranked Voting’s Rare But Real Mathematical Flaws

May 7, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Ranked Voting's Rare But Real Mathematical Flaws

RCV has some theoretical and historically observed flaws, and should be assessed for pros and cons before adoption.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Election Methods

How Megadonors Circumvent Laws To Buy Politicians

May 7, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

How Megadonors Circumvent Laws To Buy Politicians

America’s megadonors pump cash into political systems, circumventing finance laws using joint fundraising committees.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American Corruption, Money Politics, Political Lobbying

Bipartisan Ban On Stock Trading In Congress Introduced

May 7, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Bipartisan Ban On Stock Trading In Congress Introduced

AOC, Gaetz & Fitzpatrick introduced the Restoring Faith in Government Act to ban Congress members from trading stocks.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American Corruption, Money Politics

Battle Over Ranked Voting Rages Nationwide

May 2, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Battle Over Ranked Voting Rages Nationwide

Advocates of ranked-choice voting say it helps women and people of color candidates participate in a more democratic election system.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Election Methods

Report Details Pentagon-to-Contractor Lobbying

May 2, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Report Details Pentagon-to-Contractor Lobbying

672 former officials worked for top defense contractors, 91% in lobbying roles, as they receive significant government contracts.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Money Politics, Political Lobbying

Why Presidential Candidates Form Exploratory Committees

May 2, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Why Presidential Candidates Form Exploratory Committees

Exploratory committees allow candidates to campaign without running initially, but most who form them eventually run.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Political Lobbying

Montana Defeats Restrictive Third Party Access Bill

April 29, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Lawmakers stymied an attempted revival of legislation that would raise the signature threshold for third-party and independent candidates.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Third Party, Voter Access

Election Officials’ Ideas For Stopping A 2024 Crisis

April 12, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Election Officials’ Ideas For Stopping A 2024 Crisis

The United States of America is preparing for its presidential elections come 2024 and election officials are gearing up to prevent a crisis.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Election Transparency

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Heartbreak and Yearning on the Streets of East Oakland

May 19, 2023 By Joe Mathews

“Nightcrawling” by Leila Mottley is a bestselling novel that explores the hardships of life in Oakland’s struggling streets.

Podcast: Gen Z’s Fight For Democracy

May 18, 2023 By Jenna Spinelle

In his book “Fight”, John Della Volpe argues that Gen Z has not buckled under the weight of the events that shaped them.

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Courts, Constitutions, & Democracy: A Failing System

April 29, 2023 By Andrew Straw

Equal protection on its face means that everyone is treated equally but the U.S. Supreme Court has limited equal protection.

Newsom’s ‘Campaign For Democracy’ Has A Democracy Problem

April 26, 2023 By Joe Mathews

The governor has sympathies for changes in governance; he’s deeply familiar with democratic innovation. But will he actually take on democratic reform?

Podcast: Between Democracy And Autocracy

April 19, 2023 By Jenna Spinelle

Between democracy and autocracy is an anocracy, defined by political scientists as a country that has elements of both forms of government.

Who Will Protect The Global Economy From California?

April 18, 2023 By Joe Mathews

This bank failure, the second largest in U.S. history, actually fits a very old pattern—of California and its industries putting the economies of the nation and the world at risk.

Split Level In Jersey

April 15, 2023 By Jamie Lampidis

Everyone has limits to their goodness, Like those structures in her oil paintings, Cartoonishly stretched to contain something within.

California, Keep Your Schools Open. No Matter What

April 14, 2023 By Joe Mathews

California’s school reopening revealed education disparities, highlighting the need to rebuild trust and relationships for addressing these inequalities.

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Democracy Culture

Using Beer As Reminder Of UK Voting Rule Change

Using Beer As Reminder Of UK Voting Rule Change

May 7, 2023

Brixton Brewery has launched a beer can campaign to encourage voters in the UK to bring their photo ID to vote.

Macron Honors Haitian Revolutionary, But Leaves Much Unsaid

Macron Honors Haitian Revolutionary, But Leaves Much Unsaid

May 2, 2023

Macron visited the prison where Toussaint Louverture died, praising him as a hero who embodied French Revolution values.

Iranian Secret Committee 'Punished Celebrities Over Dissent'

Iranian Secret Committee ‘Punished Celebrities Over Dissent’

April 28, 2023

Iran’s Secret committee sent a list of 141 to the economy ministry, including celebrities, raising more worries over freedoms.

Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info

Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info

March 30, 2023

People don’t carefully evaluate links for accuracy and that partisanship may be secondary to the rush of getting a lot of likes on social media.

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year's Woody Guthrie Prize

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year’s Woody Guthrie Prize

March 30, 2023

Russian performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year’s Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for social change, award organizers said Thursday.

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