These Indictments Are the Beginning, Not the End
Let’s be clear: election denialism is a threat to all of us, an attempt to ignore our voices at the ballot box and disenfranchise voters.
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Let’s Start Bringing 80 Million Americans Back Into the Political Process
If we want to get nonvoters engaged, we need to find a way to help them feel connected to politics.
How Ohioans Saved Direct Democracy for Us All
Ohioans sent a clear message to elected officials that blatant attempts to consolidate power and thwart the will of the people is not good politics.
Much to the GOP’s Chagrin, Majority Still Rules in Ohio
Last week, Ohioans overwhelmingly rejected Issue 1, a ballot measure that would have gutted a century-old right to majority rule for direct democracy.
To Fight the Supreme Court, Build the Bench
The progressive ideal would be to ensure that every vacancy — and there are still over 80 of them — is not just filled, but filled with more movement lawyers.
The Ballot Measure Wars
To fully understand how the measure process has been manipulated in recent years, we examined how legislators have tried to change the process.
Sheriffs Undermine Democracy Through Nullification
When the gun lobby loses to democratic will, sheriffs take up the mantle by making a disreputable and debunked legalistic argument.
The Supreme Court Allows a Relic of White Supremacy To Remain in Mississippi’s Constitution
This vestige of Mississippi’s 1890 retrenchment of the doctrine of white supremacy remains in place over 130 years later.
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Ohio GOP Second Shot at Gerrymandering
It appears that Ohio Republicans will get away with having defied seven prior state Supreme Court decisions entirely unscathed.
As the House Slashes Funding for State and Local Election Departments, the Senate Should Do Better
Simply put, election officials cannot boost confidence in our elections without the proper resources.
