In ‘The State of Voting 2018’, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law details threats to the ballot this fall
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.
80,000 Hours Podcast: Join the Voting Method Revolution
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Robert Wiblin of 80,000 Hours to talk about The Center for Election Science and voting methods. Like many 80,000 Hours interviews—which is a great podcast to listen to in general—this interview was long and detailed.
Florida School Shooting Survivors Announce Voter Registration Push
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School said the focus of their bus tour will be to register people to vote
The Florida Felon Leading in Fight to Restore Voting Rights
State of Florida has become a battleground in a national debate over felony disenfranchisement laws
Census Proposal Recalls Old Abuses for Japanese-Americans
Questions on Capitol Hill about the addition of a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census form
Free and Fair Elections Versus the Modern Republican Party
As a swing voter, who has proudly voted for and supported Republicans in the past, I can’t fathom supporting a party that continues to remove itself from ‘We the People’, to be only for “a few of the people, the whitest and wealthiest.”
The Importance of Giving the Vote to New York Parolees
An executive order restores voting rights to tens of thousands of New Yorkers previously disenfranchised
New York parolees win voting rights after long battle
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that all state parolees, more than 35,000 people, will regain the right to vote
Election Method Reforms Leave California Ballots Way Too Long
California’s new top-two system has created wave of confusion among voters leading to rise in spoilt ballots
The Chorus of Voices Supporting New Jersey’s AVR Bill
The Brennan Center has long advocated for automatic voter registration in New Jersey alongside a core group of allies