Congress Must Fund Election Security
Our election systems are still plagued by outdated and vulnerable equipment.
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How Government Fusion Centers Violate Americans’ Rights — and How to Stop It
The Biden administration and Congress must impose oversight and accountability on the state-run centers. -
Federal Election Commission Shows Signs of New Life
After ongoing failures to keep up with evolving campaign challenges, the FEC appears poised to address two long-standing issues — but Congress still needs to act. -
Major Strides for Public Campaign Financing
New York State launched its groundbreaking small donor match system, and more localities are embracing programs to counter big money. -
Redistricting Roundup: Aug 03, 2022
On October 4, the future of the Voting Rights Act will be on the line again when the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about whether Alabama must create a second majority-Black congressional district. Under current maps, Black voters are fractured among multiple districts and have the ability to elect their community’s preferred candidates in only one of seven districts, even though they make up nearly 27 percent of the state’s population. -
Redistricting Roundup: Jun 09, 2022
Every state now has a finalized congressional map for the 2022 midterms other than Louisiana, whose congressional map was recently struck down and ordered redrawn by a federal judge. Meanwhile, Montana and Ohio are the only states that have yet to finalize new legislative maps. The Brennan Center has two trackers you can use to keep up with the redistricting cycle: Our Redistricting Map Tracker contains links to all of the newly passed maps, while our Redistricting Litigation Roundup outlines the legal cases pending over new plans. -
Redistricting Roundup: Nov 14, 2022
The census is critical to American democracy. Unfortunately, the 2020 census also struggled in multiple ways. A new comprehensive report by the Brennan Center outlines ways that the census can be improved before 2030. -
Moore v. Harper at the High Court
The justices hear the landmark elections case. -
There Is No ‘Lite Version’ of the ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’
Suggestions that the Supreme Court could adopt parts of the dangerous theory without upending elections are wrong. -
3 Takeaways About Abortion Litigation Since Dobbs
Dozens of legal cases around the country are challenging abortion bans.
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