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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.

Dark Money Group Plans To Back Hand-Picked Presidential Candidate

April 12, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Dark Money Group Plans To Back Hand-Picked Presidential Candidate

Laying the groundwork to launch a centrist, third-party “unity” ticket in 2024, the billionaire-funded group No Labels is buying its own ballot line.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Money Politics

Study: Tennessee’s Democracy Really Is As Bad As You Think

April 12, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Study: Tennessee’s Democracy Really Is As Bad As You Think

Expelled from the Tennessee House in response to a peaceful protest, state Rep. Justin Jones describes Tennessee as a non democratic state.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Democracy Protests

Virginia Rolls Back Voting Rights For Ex-Felons

April 12, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Virginia Rolls Back Voting Rights For Ex-Felons

For more than a decade, states around the country have steadily chipped away at one of the biggest roadblocks to voting in the United States.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Felon Voting, Voting Rights Act

North Dakota Legislature Bans Ranked And Approval Voting

April 5, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

North Dakota Legislature Bans Ranked And Approval Voting

North Dakota has passed a bill banning approval voting, which allows voters to choose multiple candidates, in Fargo and beyond.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Election Methods

Voters With Disabilities Often Overlooked In Voting Battles

April 5, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Voters With Disabilities Often Overlooked In Voting Battles

A lawsuit has been filed in Chicago alleging that the city’s Board of Elections discriminates against voters with disabilities.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Disability and Democracy, Voter Access

Fundraising For Election Litigation Tops $154 Million In 2021-22

April 5, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Fundraising For Election Litigation Tops $154 Million In 2021-22

US political parties raised $154m for litigation in 2021-22 cycle, up 30% from 2020 presidential cycle, according to report.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Money Politics

Setbacks Dog Push To Tighten College Campus Voting Laws

April 5, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Setbacks Dog Push To Tighten College Campus Voting Laws

Party officials nationwide are increasing voting barriers for young, mostly Democratic voters, following their surging turnout.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Education, Voter Access, Voter ID, Voter Suppression, Youth Voting Rights

Mega Donors Fuel $45 Million Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

April 5, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Wisconsin Just Held The Most Expensive State Judicial Election In History

Wealthy donors wield power in this April 4 spring election contest between liberal Janet Protasiewicz and conservative Daniel Kelly.

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

Costly Court Race Points To Future For Judicial Elections

March 30, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Costly Court Race Points To Future For Judicial Elections

Thirty million dollars and counting has poured into the campaign for a swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, with TV ads swamping the airwaves.

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

Tech Lobbyists Fight States Over Privacy Violations

March 30, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Tech Lobbyists Fight States Over Privacy Violations

Senator Whitney Westerfield has re-introduced a data privacy bill to give consumers more control over personal information online in Kentucky. 

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech, Money Politics, Political Lobbying

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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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