Election Reform News
Lessons for Our Elections from the January 6 Hearings
Efforts to overturn the 2020 election have revealed several weaknesses in our election systems. In a recent report, the Brennan Center analyzes these flaws and urges specific Congressional repairs to improve the system.
Click here to read the report.
Election Law Manual - 2020 Edition
The Election Law Program, a joint project of the National Center for State Courts and William and Mary Law School, has published its 2022 edition of the Election Law Manual. It covers election law topics and procedures that govern election lawsuits.
You can read and download the manual by clicking here.
American Bar Association - 7th Annual State of Voting Rights Program
On December 13, 2022, the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice livestreamed their Seventh Annual State of Voting Rights program on YouTube. You can watch the video of the event below.
Public Opinion Roots of Election Denialism
Charles Stewart III from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has written a paper entitled “Pubic Opinion Roots of Election Denialism” in which he analyzes why Republicans, Democrats, and Independents accept election denialism.
You can read the abstract and the paper by clicking here
RPV (Racially Polarized Voting) Near Me
Christopher T. Kenny, a Phd. candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University has compiled a complete analysis of racially polarized voting (RPV) for each county in the nation. You can review the results by clicking here.
RPV Near Me is a project of the Election Law Clinic (“ELC”) at Harvard Law School.
It’s Time to Talk About Electoral Reform
The Center for American Progress has issued a new report entitled “It’s Time to Talk About Electoral Reform.” The report suggests various reforms including fusion voting, ranked choice voting, primary election reform, multimember districts, and methods of proportional representation. According to the report, adoption of these reforms will ensure our electoral system promotes effective representative government. You can access the report by clicking here.
National Taskforce on Election Crises - Report
The National Task Force on Election Crises studied the 2022 elections and proposed various reforms to prevent and prepare for future election crises. The report recommends reforms for Election Administration and Security, the Law, Social and News Media, and Civil Society.
You can read the report here.