House Passes Historic Legislation to Expand Voting Rights, Improve Voter Registration, Curb Gerrymandering, and Reform Money in Politics
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019.
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House Passes Small Donor Public Financing for Federal Elections — the Reform New York State Is Considering
Today the House of Representatives passed the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a set of comprehensive democracy reforms. The legislation would transformvoting, redistricting, ethics rules, and campaign finance, with small donor public financing of federal campaigns as one of its foundational reforms. -
New Analysis Shows Voting Machines Remain Vulnerable Ahead of 2020 Election
Voting systems face threats not only from foreign countries, but also the wear-and-tear of decades of use. Election officials are largely doing what they can, but recent progress is short of what current circumstances demand. -
Brennan Center Urges Lawmakers to Fix National Emergencies Act to Prevent Next Power Grab
After a historic vote in Congress to end a manufactured national emergency, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law is providing a roadmap for lawmakers to effectively push back against President Trump’s abuse of power—and to prevent future abuses. -
Brennan Center Report Shows Why New York State’s Democracy Needs Small Donor Public Financing
In a new report, the Brennan Center provides research and analysis demonstrating New York State’s urgent need to reform its campaign finance system, as well as the most effective solution: small donor public financing. -
Brennan Center Calls Trump’s Emergency Declaration a “Grotesque Abuse of Power”
Emergency powers are not for circumventing the will of Congress on questions of policy. -
Governor Cuomo’s 2019 Budget Proposal Contains Transformative Democracy
Governor Andrew Cuomo released his executive budget proposal for 2019 with major improvements to New York State democracy. The proposal includes small donor public financing of state political campaigns, a system that would match donations of $175 or less by 6 to 1. The governor also included automatic voter registration in the proposal. -
Albany’s First Bills in 2019 Show New Commitment to Reforming Voting and Campaign Finance
The legislation moving today would bring early voting to New Yorkers and close the LLC loophole in state campaign finance law, among other reforms. -
Trump Administration Admits Mistakes in Distorted Terrorism Report But Refuses to Retract It - Groups Continue Call for Immediate Retraction
The government’s report on terrorism is flawed, and so are the policies it seeks to justify. -
First Bill of New Congress Focuses on Reforming American Democracy
The Brennan Center has long advocated for, and in some cases helped develop, many of the reforms in the bill.
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