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Tennessee’s Expulsions Expose the ISL Theory’s Dark Side

What happened in Tennessee last week undermines a key premise pushed by supporters of the ISL theory and underscores precisely how dangerous it could be if adopted by the Court.

By Mac Brower

April 20, 2023

Red background with Tennessee Legislature tilted and being held up by an elephant's foot and an image laid inside the Legislature of Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones (D) speaking at the podium with Speaker of the House of Representatives Cameron Sexton standing behind him with his arms folded.

Democracy Docket’s Voices of 2022

This year, we published 38 guest authors on a range of issues facing voters written by activists, elected officials, experts and more. We also launched a candidate Q&A series. Today, we look back at the voices of 2022.

By Mac Brower

December 28, 2022

A collage on a bright blue background featuring images taken from the guest author pieces featured in the article.

Voting Won at the Polls This Year

Voters in 10 other states weighed in on democracy-related ballot measures. Now that the dust has settled and (most) of the results are in, here’s what happened to those measures in this year’s elections.

By Mac Brower

November 19, 2022

A collage of ballot measures referenced in the article, with measures that resulted in a good outcome shaded blue and measures that resulted in a bad outcome shaded red. The good outcomes take up a majority of the image.

Candidate Q&A: Cheri Beasley on Her Run for U.S. Senate

In our final candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley lays out her pro-democracy platform.

By Talia Marcus

November 3, 2022

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Candidate Q&A: Nan Whaley on Her Run for Governor of Ohio

In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Ohio gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley lays out her pro-democracy platform.

By Talia Marcus

October 30, 2022

Light blue background with blue-toned image of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley, a sign that reads "OHIO Welcomes Voting," an blue-toned image of a map of Ohio and a person holding a ruler, an image of the Ohio state capitol and The Pine Club in Dayton, Ohio.

Candidate Q&A: Rochelle Garza on Her Run for Texas Attorney General

In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Texas attorney general candidate Rochelle Garza lays out her pro-democracy platform.

By Talia Marcus

October 28, 2022

Light blue background with blue-toned image of Texas attorney general candidate Rochelle Garza, a sign that reads "Welcome to Texas Vote Safely - The Texas Way," an image of a man sitting at a table wearing a vote pin and handing out a paper, a sign for the Cameron County Courthouse and an image of two people dancing.

Ballot Measures Roundup

In 11 states this year, voters will have a say in how their state’s elections will work, with numerous democracy-related ballot measures on the ballot in the midterm elections. Here, we break down all the measures affecting democracy.

By Mac Brower

October 27, 2022

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Candidate Q&A: Katie Hobbs on Her Run for Governor of Arizona

In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Arizona gubernatorial candidate and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) lays out her pro-democracy platform.

By Talia Marcus

October 26, 2022