There is an important political campaign being waged all across the country over the issue of legislative gerrymandering
American State Elections articles on Democracy Chronicles
American state elections are known as the laboratories of the democracy. State legislatures, governors, judges and many other positions are determined by election depending on state laws. Also see our section on American democracy and our articles on American State Elections.
Use automatic voter registration to boost NJ election turnout
One way to increase the number of voices in our local democracy is to adopt automatic voter registration
Rural California Counties Still Consider Splitting Off From State
All citizen-led efforts to split or secede one state from the United States have fallen short in modern U.S. history
Push is on to reform antiquated New York State voting laws
New York State has not been part of the national campaign to suppress the vote. It already suppresses the vote.
FAIL: Supreme Court backs partisan redistricting in Texas
The court dismissed an appeal from the Texas Democratic Party arguing that the state’s political maps were improperly gerrymandered along partisan lines
Documenting the continued abuse of Native American voting rights
A great roundup of ongoing campaigns to battle continued discriminatory policies hampering voting for Native Americans
Florida’s felon voting ban dates back to Jim Crow era
The breadth and depth of Florida’s disenfranchisement of its residents represent a radical departure from the norm
Latest update on the critical Pennsylvania gerrymandering case
The state Supreme Court is scheduled to take up League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
In Ohio voter purge case, law is just politics by other means
The betting money is still that the Ohio purge plan will be allowed by the Supreme Court, probably 5-4
Judges Orders Last Minute Redrawing Of NC Congressional Districts
A federal court in North Carolina ruled Tuesday that the state will have to quickly redraw its 13 congressional districts