It may be more difficult for gubernatorial candidates to win the governorship in places where they cannot choose their running mates.
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.
Justice Breyer’s Biggest Impact On Election Law
With Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court, it seems appropriate to offer some words about his legacy, Rick Hasen.
RCV Day Shows Energy Behind Ranked Voting
January 23, 2022, Americans celebrated Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Day. The celebrations showed there is much support for RCV.
The Politics Of Judicial Elections
Special interests are spending more than ever on state high court races. This is not without cause and deep implications for democracy.
Social Media And Political Extremism
The types of political officials who create the most social media attention are highlighted in new data from Axios.
Embrace What Is Politically Possible To Defend Democracy
With the refusal of Democrats Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to vote to suspend the filibuster, the voting rights bill we go nowhere.
The Link Between Suppressing Votes, Cutting Rich People’s Taxes
Battling at the state level — on a tidal wave of proposed new voter-suppression laws — could well determine the course of [US] democracy.
Federal Prosecutors Looking At 2020 Fake Elector Certifications
Federal prosecutors are reviewing fake Electoral College certifications that declared former Trump the winner of states that he lost.
24 States Had No House Seat Flip Over Last Decade
In comparison to the preceding decade, two and a half times more states failed to flip a single U.S. House member in the last ten years.
Deep Distrust Over Plan to Close Georgia Polling Places
The voting rights showdown may be over in the Senate for now. But the issue is still smoldering in a stretch of Northeast Georgia countryside.