Early Voting Numbers Soar as Midterms Approach
Early voting surpassing the early voting of years prior. This system can make the voting process more accessible and convenient.
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What We Know About Saturday’s Anti-Semitic Massacre, and Law Enforcement’s Response
It’s troubling that the FBI quickly labeled the shooting a hate crime without investigating whether it was a terrorist attack -
Another Win Likely for Public Financing of Elections
Small donor matching programs are gaining steam — and could lower barriers for both voter and candidate participation -
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’s Disappointing Report on PPD-28 Implementation
The report falls short of what we should expect from the government’s only independent civil liberties watchdog -
Vote Flipping Claims Underline Urgent Need to Fix Voting Machines
Allegations that votes cast in the Georgia governor’s race for Democrat Stacey Abrams instead went to Republican Brian Kemp highlight the problem of our aging machines. -
Democracy Is on the Ballot
Voter suppression could mar the midterms. But pro-voter ballot initiatives in several states offer the chance to dramatically expand and strengthen our democracy. -
Want Competitive Elections? Don’t Let Partisan Lawmakers Draw Districts
A new Brennan Center analysis finds that the few toss-ups on the House map were much less likely than the safer seats to have been drawn through a process controlled by one party -
Supreme Court Allows Plaintiffs to Continue Gathering Evidence in Citizenship Question Lawsuits
Challengers will be allowed to question a high-ranking Justice Department official under oath and include what he says as evidence at trial -
New Method, Same Strategy: Russia Has Long Exploited U.S. Racial Divisions
Russia has a long history of highlighting the reality of racial injustice in this country. -
Trump’s Travel Ban Is Still Unconstitutional
And we will keep challenging it in court.
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