Unfinished Business: New York State Legislative Reform
This report shows that rank and file members of the state legislature, as well as the general public, are left out of the legislative process leaving all New Yorkers underserved.
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What Went Wrong with the FISA Court
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is no longer serving its constitutional function of providing a check on the executive branch’s ability to obtain Americans’ private communications. -
More Choices, More Voices: A Primer on Fusion
Fusion, also referred to as cross-endorsement or open ballot voting, is the practice of multiple political parties nominating the same candidate for the same office. -
Voter Registration in a Digital Age: 2015 Update
As technology has advanced, a growing number of states are using 21st century methods. This report highlights experiences from the 38 states using electronic and/or online registration, which can boost registration rates, increase accuracy, and save money. -
Making the List: Database Matching and Verification Processes for Voter Registration
This report is the first comprehensive summary of critically important new voter registration procedures effective in most states at the beginning of 2006.
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Bankrolling the Bench: The New Politics of Judicial Elections 2013-2014
Special-interest groups accounted for a record-high 29 percent of total spending in state judicial races in the 2013–14 election cycle, according to this new report, which offers a detailed analysis of the latest state Supreme Court campaign trends. -
Do New Yorkers Know the Minimum Wage?
Many employers and the large majority of workers in New York City do not know how much the minimum wage is in New York State. -
Democracy & Justice: Collected Writings, Vol. XI
This volume is a sample of the Brennan Center’s work on all fronts in the fight for democracy and justice in 2017. Material is drawn from Brennan Center reports, policy proposals, and issue briefs, in addition to public remarks, legal briefs, congressional testimony, and op-ed pieces written by Brennan Center staff and fellows. -
Stronger Parties, Stronger Democracy: Rethinking Reform
The Brennan Center considers whether relaxing certain campaign finance regulations in order to direct political money back into the official party organizations can help strengthen American democracy. -
Shadow Campaigns: The Shift in Presidential Campaign Funding to Outside Groups
Outside groups set up to benefit specific candidates have raised twice as much as candidates themselves in the 2016 race. Groups reported to have close ties to a candidate account for 96 percent of outside fundraising.
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