Originally from North Carolina, Mac has been a staff writer for Democracy Docket since 2021. His past experiences include working with former Obama speechwriter David Litt, various political campaigns and helping provide health care to migrant farmworkers. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and enjoys hiking, creative writing and listening to way too much Lorde.
Growing numbers of Republican-controlled states have enacted bans on private money in elections. But rather than make our elections more secure, these bans increase the risk our elections are underfunded.
Just three states have yet to enact new congressional maps for this year’s midterms: Florida, Missouri and New Hampshire Here’s what went down — and where things currently stand — in the final three states.
Arizona has passed a new law reestablishing a proof of citizenship requirement for all voters that likely runs afoul of a U.S. Supreme Court Ruling and could endanger the voting rights of thousands of otherwise eligible Arizonans.
Republicans are quietly advancing a theory that — despite running contrary to precedent and history, the Supreme Court appears dangerously close to adopting. The ramifications for democracy could be disastrous.
Florida was not expected to have a particularly contentious process. But redistricting soon became bogged down in a standoff between Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and the Legislature that may force courts to draw the map.
In Georgia and Ohio, Republicans are employing a new strategy to get away with gerrymanders — creating delays in the legal process until it’s too late to overturn illegal maps before an election.
What effect do long lines have on voters and their behavior in future elections? A recent paper seeks to answer this exact question. It found that long lines have a significant impact on voter turnout.
With Louisiana finally starting to vote on draft proposals for new maps, every state has begun the redistricting process. Here’s an update of where redistricting stands as the battle begins shifting from the statehouse to the courtroom.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court waded into redistricting for the first time this cycle. In today’s piece, we’re breaking down why the Court got involved and what to expect for the rest of the redistricting cycle.
The U.S. House didn’t always have a fixed number of members — it used to grow as the population did. In today’s Data Dive, four scholars explain why a bigger House would be better for America and lay out how to do it.
