New Jersey to expand voting rights with 2 new bills as right to vote becomes key battleground after the 2020 presidential election.
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Bipartisan Wisconsin Proposal To Switch To Final-Five Voting System
Wisconsin bipartisan coalition proposed the final-five voting system, saying current voting system worsens partisanship, blocks compromise.
Podcast: Laboratories Of Restricting Democracy
How Republican legislators are pushing shortened mail-in voting windows, expanded voter ID requirements, and other cumbersome administrative changes.
Is Ranked Voting A Better Way To Run Connecticut Elections?
A bill is currently being introduced in Connecticut that would establish a task force to research ranked-choice voting in the state.
The Supreme Court Laid The Path For Georgia’s New Election Law
Georgia recently signed into law a new piece of legislation making it harder to vote. Past Supreme Court decisions paved the way.
Texas Local and State Governments Clash Over Voter Law Changes
Texas local and state governments clash over voter law changes with Gov. Greg Abbott claiming local actors acting in breach of the law.
How Alaska And Maine Lead The Way For Ranked Voting
A type of electoral reform, ranked voting, has gained momentum in the iconoclastic states of Maine and Alaska may be spreading worldwide.
White Only Bill Signing in Georgia
Six White Georgia lawmakers stood behind the governor as he signed a sweeping voter suppression law. Outside, a Black Democratic lawmaker was arrested.
US Cyber Command Conducted Over 24 Election ‘Operations’ in 2020
Last November, the US Cyber Command carried out more than a half-dozen operations to prevent intervention in the presidential election.
Georgia Bans Giving Water To Voters Under Sweeping Restrictions
Opponents of the measure decried it as among the country’s most damaging attempts to limit access to the ballot box.