Questions about the level of candidate transparency on a range of controversies has highlighted often neglected issues
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.
New Hampshire Voting Selfie Ban in Court Today
Snapchat among complaintants challenging the state’s voting selfie ban in a highly unusual case
Lawsuit Challenges Michigan’s Ballot Selfie Ban
The state’s new ballot selfie ban is part of a trend of laws dealing with this unusually modern voting controversy
Google News Lab Releases Election DataBot For Voter Information
Google and Propublica have teamed up to create the Election DataBot offering extensive voter information source
New Tools Enables Real Time Voter Access Information
ProPublica’s new project Electionland offers journalists voter access information for any location
Modern-Day Cassandra Battling Foreign Money in US Elections
Federal Election Commission commissioner Ann Ravel is a Modern-Day Cassandra. Is anyone listening?
US Intel Agencies Eying Russia as Election Hack Culprit
U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are taking seriously suggestions that the election hack culprit is Russia
A More Open and Transparent UN Leadership Selection
New reforms to the UN leadership selection process have improved transparency but left some wanting more
The Little-Known International Business Tribunal Overruling Governments
Big business taking advantage of secretive Investor-State Dispute Settlement program with power that is often overruling governments
Snapchat’s Battle to Make the Ballot Selfie Legal
Fight to ensure national ballot selfie rights brings questions of transparency and privacy for voters