Turnout for municipal election has not exceeded 23 percent of registered voters in a decade, and a familiar cast of incumbents skate to victory every year.
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Small Donors Dominated NYC Election Thanks to Public Financing System
Small-dollar donors were behind 63 percent of first wave campaign contributions to candidates who ran in the February special election for public advocate.
Does California County’s At-Large Election System Harm Latino Voters?
District elections maybe implemented in Orange, following voting rights lawsuit claiming city’s current at-large election method disenfranchises the Latinos
A Look at the New Denver Blockchain Voting Plan
The city of Denver will allow thousands of voters to cast their ballots with a smartphone application this year using a blockchain-based app called Voatz.
Why Baltimore Demonstrates Need To Get Big Money Out Of Politics
Report from Demos analyzes campaign contributions in Baltimore, demonstrates need to get big money, which is greatest threats to democracy out of politics.
Lessons From the Failure of the Los Angeles Blockchain Voting System
Employees at Votem, company making innovations in online voting platforms, were told on Friday that everyone was fired, effective immediately.
Blockchain Voting Company Fell to Common Tech Start-up Problems
Blockchain voting company falls victim to common tech start-up problems as the company is life support after laying off most of its staff Feb. 15.
Caltech to Implement Innovative Orange County Vote Audit System
In 2018 our Caltech team collaborated in an important election integrity and election performance auditing study with the Orange County Registrar of Voters.
San Francisco to Use Ranked Voting on Giant Android Tablets
This week, San Francisco supervisors approved a new voting system, which could enable voters to cast ballots on large Android tablets as early as November.
Why Official Records Must be Made Public for Elected Prosecutors
America’s locally elected prosecutors have authority to reinforce mass incarceration and racial disparities incriminal legal system.