Relating to election admin in the course of 2020 elections, MIT’s Election Performance Index shows improvement across the board.
Voter Access articles on Democracy Chronicles
This section of DC focuses on voter access: a vitally important aspect of democracy concerned with ease of voting and the various barriers in the way. Voter ID, Compulsory Voting and Felon Voting are just some of the hot button issues highlighted here. Also see our sections on American democracy and Money Politics.
Mailed Ballots Boosted 2020’s Turnout – Will They Work In 2022?
States that mailed a ballot to every registered voter in 2020’s presidential election saw voter turnout increase by an average of 5.6%.
PODCAST: Defending Democracy At Home And Abroad
Robert Kagan is a foreign policy expert who turned his focus to the US last fall in a column titled “Our Constitutional Crisis Is Already Here”.
New Restrictions Causing Roadblocks For Voters With Disabilities
Don Natzke, blind since 12, now a senior citizen, hopes for a better understanding of the hurdles people with disabilities often face.
Why Voters Faced Challenges Voting In The 2022 Texas Primary
Voters had several challenges voting in the 2022 primary. They included shortages of election workers? Experts cited several reasons.
Republicans Want Courts Out Of Election Cases
The Republicans have fashioned an argument all but unprecedented in two centuries of election-related litigation in the United States.
Florida Senate Passes Bill To Create Election Crimes Agency
Despite extremely rare voter crime or fraud, the law would make Florida one of the first states to create a task force dedicated to them.
Bipartisan Nevada Battle Over Switch To Mostly Mail Election
The Legislative Commission accepted the majority of the…two dozen[+ mainly] technical election regulations, but not all of them.
South Carolina Moves To Expand Early, No-Excuse Voting
The South Carolina House Republicans teamed up with their Democratic counterparts to strengthen early voting in the state.
Analysis Of The “Independent State Legislature Doctrine”
If the GOP onslaught against voting rights succeeds, state politicians will have little checks on their authority to dictate election rules.