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Beyond ‘Citizens United’: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Very Wealthiest in Elections

Only ten years ago, elections weren’t fueled by secret money, but on the sixth anniversary of Citizens United, the political landscape it helped create has become clear.
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- January 20, 2016
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The Impact of Evenwel: How Using Voters Instead of People Would Dramatically Change Redistricting

Using eligible voters rather than total people when drawing legislative districts would make every state legislative map in the country presumptively unconstitutional, requiring them to be redrawn.
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- December 7, 2015
Automatic Voter Registration in Oregon

In March 2015, Oregon became the first state in the country to adopt automatic registration when Governor Kate Brown signed the “New Motor Voter” bill.
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- November 13, 2015
Guidance for Election Officials With Aging Voting Equipment

Many jurisdictions around the country will be using equipment in 2016 that is rapidly approaching the end of its projected lifespan. There are steps election officials can take now to reduce the likelihood of problems on Election Day.
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- November 10, 2015
Firearm Regionalism and Public Carry: Placing Southern Antebellum Case Law in Context

The notion that citizens have a constitutional right to carry weapons in public originates in the antebellum South, and its culture of slave-holding and violence.
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- September 25, 2015
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Automatic Voter Registration in California

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a transformative bill that could add millions of new voters to the rolls in the most populous state in the country. Other states should follow.
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- October 12, 2015
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America’s Voting Technology Crisis

Jurisdictions are being forced to address aging voting machines nationwide, and the high costs that come with replacing them.
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- September 15, 2015
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A Stealth Attack on Voting Rights Is Brewing

The Voting Rights Act is celebrated for helping expand the electoral power of African-American and Latino communities, but those gains likely would not have happened if another parallel revolution hadn’t taken place at the same time.
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- August 6, 2015
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50 Years Later, Voting Rights Act Under Unprecedented Assault

On this historic anniversary for our country, Congress should move swiftly to restore the lost promise of the Voting Rights Act.
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- August 2, 2015
Early Presidential Fundraising Dominated by Outside Groups

Fundraising in the 2016 presidential race is unlike anything seen before. With the election still 15 months away, outside groups supporting specific candidates have raised hundreds of millions of dollars, greatly outpacing the candidates themselves.
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- August 1, 2015