Press Releases

The Brennan Center commends New York State on bringing internet political ads under existing transparency rules that apply to broadcast communications.

On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will decide whether Judge Rebecca Dallet or Judge Michael Screnock will be the next justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The race has seen millions of dollars in spending, much of it from outside groups unencumbered by campaign finance regulations.

Late today, the U.S. Commerce Department announced it would include a question about citizenship status on the 2020 census. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law said such a move will drive down participation in the census, leading to a systematic undercount that will have damaging effects on our democracy for a decade or more.

The latest spending bill from Congress appropriates $380 million in critical election infrastructure funds. But will it be sufficient to replace the country's most vulnerable voting machines?