A great report was just released concerning a troubling system of institutionalized corruption in Louisiana
American State Elections articles on Democracy Chronicles
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A Complete Report on the Vulnerable State of American Voting Laws
In ‘The State of Voting 2018’, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law details threats to the ballot this fall
Jennifer Lawrence Joins Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting Push
Last week, Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting campaign found an unlikely ally: Katniss Everdeen
Possible Change to a New Mexico Semi-Closed Primary Ahead
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver advocates that New Mexico switch to a semi-closed primary
Ranked Choice Voting is Not a Conspiracy, it is Nonpartisan
The accusations by entrenched Republican elites in Maine does not change these facts. Republican leaders, sadly and apparently afraid of actually needing to convince the majority of Mainers to support their candidates and policies, have decided to now oppose RCV.
Lack of Paper Trail a Concern Amid Fears of US Election Hacking
Roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be casting ballots on machines that do not produce a paper record of votes
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
New Revealing Info Details Tennessee Election Hacking Attack
Investigators found evidence of a “malicious intrusion” into a Tennessee county’s elections website
US State Systems Still Waiting for Election Security Checkups
The Department of Homeland Security is playing catch-up in helping to ensure that state election systems are secure
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.”