Elections Are Broken Because They Aren’t About the Voters
COMMENTARY | To improve our election system, let’s focus on who votes, not who wins.
Election Reforms in Colorado Lead to Surge of Unaffiliated Voters
Four months after the state’s open primary, unaffiliated general election voters turned out in record numbers.
Michigan Voters OK Proposal to Overhaul State’s Redistricting Process
Previous GOP-led district-drawing efforts gave Republicans an advantage in congressional and state legislative races.
Florida Voters Restore Voting Rights to Felons
Under Amendment 4, most people convicted of a felony will have their voting rights restored once their sentences are done, including completing parole.
There’s an Easy and Effective Way to Boost Voter Participation
And this low-tech solution has been around for two decades.
Nebraska Expands Voting-by-Mail to More of Its Rural Counties
Voter participation jumped during a pilot project.
What Government Can Do to Ensure Pretrial Detainees Can Vote
Election education and access to polls or polling materials are key, says the Democratic-leaning Center for American Progress.
Maine Voters Overrule Their Leaders
With support from Governor Paul LePage, the legislature nullified a statewide referendum approving ranked-choice voting. On Tuesday, the citizens got the final word and enacted it again.
Maine Governor: Ranked-Choice Voting Is the ‘Most Horrific Thing in the World’
But Paul LePage’s threat to not certify Tuesday’s election may be a hollow one.
Council of State Governments Extends Overseas Voting Initiative
The partnership will evaluate electronic ballot systems among other technologies and policies.
Maine's Fitful Experiment With a New Way of Voting
The state will be the first to implement ranked-choice voting in its June primaries, but not all the candidates will commit to accepting the results.
Thousands Lose Right to Vote Under 'Incompetence' Laws
Laws in 39 states and Washington, D.C., allow judges to strip voting rights from people with mental disorders ranging from schizophrenia to Down syndrome who are deemed “incapacitated” or “incompetent.”
An End to Gerrymandering in Ohio?
A bipartisan compromise that just passed the state Senate would require minority-party support for political maps, and would limit the number of communities that could be splintered.
Has the Tide Turned Against Partisan Gerrymandering?
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday struck down the state’s maps as too heavily biased toward Republicans, the latest ruling in a new and contentious battle over legislative districts.
Trying to Build a Better Election Integrity Commission
The newly formed National Commission for Voter Justice intends to avoid the pitfalls that befell Trump’s group, ensuring transparency and accessibility as it investigates state barriers to voting.
Election Officials Attacked From All Sides on Purging Voter Rolls
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that promises the possibility of judicial guidance on how to maintain both access and integrity in local voter rolls.
Vulnerable Communities Lose Critical Documentation in Natural Disasters' Wake
Texas’s S.B. 5 voting ID law, struck down last week, could have had serious consequences for minority voters impacted by Tropical Storm Harvey.
Trump’s Election Integrity Commission Hasn’t Officially Met Yet—And It May Have Just Violated Federal Law
The commission could be in violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act for making decisions during an “organizational” call.
Who Exactly Is Asking States for Voter Roll Data?
It's unclear who on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity saw a letter demanding data from states.
Why Wednesday’s ‘Election Integrity’ Actions Should Be Watched By States
Actions by the President’s Commission on Election Integrity, the Department of Justice and Congress raise myriad problems for our federalist approach to elections and security.
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