Caltech has released its report, Assuring Election Integrity: A Comprehensive Ecological Framework for Evaluating Elections in Southern California.
American Local Elections articles on Democracy Chronicles
American local elections like county and city government elections are true laboratories of democracy. A surprising number of the laws that manage American elections are decided locally. So get involved wherever you are to build a better democracy. Also see our section on American democracy and our articles on American State Elections.
Minnesota City Gets Ranked Choice Voting Demonstration
FairVote Minnesota will host a ranked-choice voting demonstration in Bloomington using doughnuts, coffee, juice and water to aid in the presentation.
Stewards Of Democracy: The Views Of American Local Election Officials
LEOs are the stewards of our democracy, but oftentimes they are left out of important conversations about the future of our elections nationwide.
Decisive Role Of Black Voters In The 2020 Democratic Primary
Candidate that black voters coalesce behind in the Democratic primaries will have the inside track on the party nomination, particularly in a large field.
Seattle Campaign Finance Program Gives Voters $100 To Donate
Seattle City Council candidate Pat Murakami weaves through front yards and porches, knocking on doors in a gritty but gentrifying neighborhood.
Kansas Firing Range To Double As A Voting Site
Barton Community College’s Science and Math building will no longer be a voting site for residents of Barton County Township-A.
2 New Documentaries Expose Local Voting Barriers In North Carolina
Two recent documentary films about elections and election laws were made in Fayetteville and show voters having trouble voting in 2016.
NYC Ranked Voting To Be On November Ballot
People of the nation’s largest city will decide in November whether innovative and controversial system will be used for primaries and special elections.
Michigan City Set To Use Ranked Voting Following Landmark Agreement
The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into an agreement to settle a voting rights lawsuit with the City of Eastpointe, Michigan.
Albuquerque, NM City Council Still Split Over Ranked Voting System
The Albuquerque City Council has not made a decision yet on whether to adopt ranked-choice voting for municipal elections.