The United States of America is preparing for its presidential elections come 2024 and election officials are gearing up to prevent a crisis.
Election Transparency articles on Democracy Chronicles
These election transparency articles focus on efforts to introduce openness, communication, and accountability into all levels of government elections. Also see our sections on American democracy and Money Politics.
Europe Needs Stronger Rules For Political Ads
Proposed EU regulation will increase public scrutiny of paid political messaging, restrict distribution of political ads based on individual sensitivities.
More Effort Is Needed To Open Election Data Globally
In more than 20 countries, voter turnout data is unavailable from official sources or the Election Management Body online.
Study Examines Influence Of Secret Donors In US Politics
How dark money is influencing who controls Washington is one of the controversial issues raised by the rise in dark money.
Advocacy Groups Denounce Proposals To ‘Gut’ Ethics Office
Ethics advocacy groups claim that the proposal from Republicans to change the Office of Congressional Ethics could gut the watchdog.
All Candidates For Office Should Disclose Their Tax Returns
The release of Donald Trump’s tax returns, is at the very least, a significant step toward greater political transparency.
How to “Follow the Money” in a Political Campaign
Without the proper media coverage, campaign donations can be a complex labyrinth of dark money, super PACs, and FEC filings.
Only 1 In 4 Election Websites Uses The .gov Domain
We analyzed a dataset of election websites maintained by CTCL and found that, of the 7,010 websites that we included for analysis, only 1,747 used .gov.
Outside Spending On Midterm Elections Tops $1 Billion*
Outside spending on 2022 federal midterm elections topped $1 billion, surpassing the nearly $701.8 million during the 2018 midterms.
How To Properly Vet Poll Workers
Attention has been paid to rogue election administrators, but election results can also be manipulated by infiltrating poll worker training.