Trump disagrees with the Dem’s plan for coronavirus response ahead of November 2020 elections, has launched multi-million-dollar campaign to block them.
Democracy in America articles
This 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.
Pelosi, state Democrats push for more funds for mail-in voting
Pelosi, state Democrats are pushing for more funding to expand mail-in and absentee voting efforts in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
16 States Restrict Access To Voting By Mail
16 States restrict access to voting by mail. In case the coronavirus pandemic persists to year’s end, this could have impact on voting in these states.
What American voters think about voting during coronavirus
The nature of transmission of the coronavirus has left many Americans saying it would be unsafe to hold primary elections amid the pandemic.
Trump says election proposals in coronavirus stimulus bill would hurt Republican chances
To Trump, the vote-by-mail proposal in the original Democrat-backed House version of the coronavirus stimulus bill was detrimental to the Republican Party.
Coronavirus stimulus package: USPS warns it might have to shutter by June
In 1970 a strike warranted the deployment of the National Guard to deliver mail. Once again, the USPS is in crisis mode due to the coronavirus.
How Suffragists Raced to Secure Women’s Right to Vote Ahead of the 1920 Election
President Woodrow Wilson was lukewarm towards suffrage but won re-election. This led suffragists to increase activism in view of the 1920 elections.
Coronavirus cripples voter registration efforts
The coronavirus is having varying impact on elections. One way this is happening is that it is making voter registration more difficult ahead of 2020 polls.
Virus threatens a long-anticipated surge in student voting
The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered campuses from coast to coast threatening the long-anticipated momentum of students in the 2020 elections.
As Election Security Concerns Rise, Paperless Voting Falls
Threats to voting infrastructure have been core concern since 2020. Amid coronavirus, experts are still more and more in favour of a return to paper ballots