Press Releases

Brennan Center Experts Available: Mueller Report
The Brennan Center has deep expertise on many of the issues at the core of the report, including: presidential power, securing elections from foreign interference, campaign finance laws that govern the influence of money in politics, and more.

April 18, 2019
Voting Rights & Elections
Securing American Elections From Foreign Interference
Money in Politics
Disclosure
Government & Court Reform
Government Dysfunction
New Study: Automatic Voter Registration Increases Registration Rates Across the Board
Automatic voter registration has led to a spike in average registration rates in every state where it’s been implemented, according to a new analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law.

April 11, 2019
Voting Rights & Elections
Voter Registration Modernization
Brennan Center Research Shows No Historical Justification for a Census Citizenship Question
As the Trump Administration seeks to add a new, untested citizenship question to the 2020 Census form, the Georgetown Law Journal has published Brennan Center research that shows such a question would be unprecedented and contrary to what the Census Bureau considers best practices for an accurate count.

April 3, 2019
2020 CENSUS
Senators Introduce Law to Expand Voting Rights, Improve Voter Registration, Curb Gerrymandering, and Reform Money in Politics
Senators introduced the For the People Act in the U.S. Senate. The bill mirrors H.R. 1, which passed the House and includes proposals to modernize our voting systems, reform campaign finance laws, curb partisan gerrymandering, and restore voting rights to people with criminal convictions.

March 27, 2019
Voting Rights & Elections
First Agenda Item: Democracy Reform
Voter Registration Modernization
The Voting Rights Act
Restoring Voting Rights
Redistricting
Securing American Elections From Foreign Interference
Money in Politics
Public Financing
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.

March 8, 2019
Voting Rights & Elections
First Agenda Item: Democracy Reform
Voting Reform Agenda
Voter Registration Modernization
Restricting the Vote
The Voting Rights Act
Restoring Voting Rights
Voting Machines & Ballot Design
Redistricting
Other Voting Issues
Securing American Elections From Foreign Interference
Money in Politics
Election Spending
Disclosure
Public Financing
New York Reform
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.

March 5, 2019
Voting Rights & Elections
Voting Machines & Ballot Design
New York Federal Judge Blocks Citizenship Question From the 2020 Census
A federal court has blocked the Commerce Department's attempts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census

January 15, 2019
2020 CENSUS
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.

January 14, 2019
Voting Rights & Elections
Voting Reform Agenda
Money in Politics
Public Financing
New York Reform
New York Reform
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.

January 4, 2019
Voting Rights & Elections
Voter Registration Modernization
The Voting Rights Act
Voting Machines & Ballot Design
Redistricting
Other Voting Issues
Securing American Elections From Foreign Interference
Money in Politics
Disclosure
Public Financing
Government Dysfunction
House Democrats to Unveil Democracy Reform Agenda
The incoming House Democratic leadership unveiled their proposal for a comprehensive reform bill that would bolster voting rights, curb big money in politics, and take additional steps to strengthen our democracy.

November 30, 2018
Voting Rights & Elections
Voting Reform Agenda
Voter Registration Modernization
The Voting Rights Act
Restoring Voting Rights
Redistricting

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