Senate to Vote on Trump Judicial Nominee Who Defended Voter Suppression
Thomas Farr defended law that targeted black voters with “almost surgical precision”
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Letter to New York Leaders on Campaign Finance and Voting Reforms
This democracy package can be the gold standard for the rest of the nation -
Pelosi: Public Financing Must Be Part of Democracy Reform
The likely next Speaker called for a “21st-century campaign finance system” to “multiply the power of small donors.” It’s a key step toward building a stronger democracy. -
Progress on Voting Rights Restoration in Iowa?
It’s one of the last two states to permanently ban returning citizens from voting. But the governor suggested she may be open to changing that. -
What We Got Wrong, and Right, About the 2018 Election
We said Dems would need to win the national vote by over 10% to take the House. Why that was off the mark. -
Voter Suppression Has Gone Digital
The public should be able to tell where these messages are coming from and how they are being targeted -
Trump Administration Discussed Illegally Sharing Census Data with Law Enforcement
Justice Department email raises concerns that the administration doesn’t understand census confidentiality. -
What We Don’t Get About the Far Right
Treating far-right violence as a purely domestic issue deprioritizes these crimes on the national security agenda -
Supreme Court Will Weigh in on Evidence Dispute in Citizenship Question Lawsuits
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Push to Fix Democracy in New York, Now
We need automatic voter registration, campaign finance reform, early voting, and more
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