Hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico on Wednesday launched a new drive to become the 51st US state
American State Elections articles on Democracy Chronicles
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35 years of NJ restrictions on type GOP voter outreach ended
A U.S. District Court judge has ended 35 years of restrictions on Republican National Committee voter activities
Supreme Court examines state moves to purge voter lists
Failure to show up at the polls comes at a dire price in Ohio, where state authorities can take away the right to vote from those who don’t exercise it. The US Supreme Court on Wednesday examines the practice in the Republican-ruled state, which deprived hundreds of thousands of people of the right to choose […]
Indiana dead people’s votes would count under senator’s bill
The following excerpt is from an article written by Fatima Hussein and Tony Cook from the IndyStar. Take a look at the article titled, Dead people’s votes would count under Indiana senator’s bill: At the top of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee agenda is a measure that would allow the votes of certain dead people […]
Supreme Court To Decide On Ohio Voter Purge Case
Trump-backed Ohio voting rights policy that has disenfranchised thousands of American voters by using lists to purge names
3 court cases challenge Pennsylvania redistricting rules
Three court cases could have a major impact on redistricting for U.S. House elections in PA
Indiana activists in key fight for fair legislative redistricting
Reform advocates will be pushing for passage of Senate Bill 159 sponsored by two Republicans
Money Starting to Dominate State Supreme Court Elections
Causing the greatest distress is the growing prevalence of so-called “dark money” in state judicial campaigns
Citizens United lawyer targets Texas campaign finance laws
Texas‘ highest civil court heard arguments involving the legality of the state‘s ban on corporate contributions
There Are Potential Problems With Eliminating Partisan Redistricting
You can’t take politics out of politics. In different words, that’s what James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, expressed when he wrote Federalist No. 10. Instead of eliminating partisan interests, he called for a constitutional system that would pit ambition against ambition to prevent tyranny, rather than trying to extinguish parties or “factions” altogether. […]