Pay-to-play laws have provided a check on businesses’ ability to contribute money to politicians
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.
A Total Rewrite of the Controversial Electoral College
The Electoral College is the most notable illustration of Federalism in the Constitution
Big Pharma and Tobacco Companies Lead Anti-Marijuana Lobbying
The tobacco industry wants cannabis out of the way because it hurt’s their profits
Conviction Of Illegal Kansas Voter ‘Tip Off The Iceberg’
It is the first time that Kansas has successfully prosecuted a non-citizen for voting.
Beyond Instant Runoff: Better Multi-Candidate Elections
Merging Condorcet’s and Borda’s ideas creates an election method better than instant runoff
How Political Polarization Divides White Evangelical Churches
New evidence that disagreement over Trump actually led some evangelicals to leave their church
Congressional Recess Inspires Wave of Attack Ad Spending
Lawmakers hope Congress’ two-week recess inspires outside political groups to buy attack ads
ProPublica Details How Texas Voter ID Was Shot Down
A federal court in Texas has again ruled the state’s 2011 voter identification law intentionally discriminated
Moving from Oligarchy to Democracy
Do voters have little to no influence on the decisions politicians make, once in office?
America Still Has a Big Voter ID Law Problem
As it stands now, more than half of all states require voters to show ID when they cast a ballot