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Electoral reform in the United States will require federal intervention to empower voters and overcome the challenges posed by state and local autonomy.

By equating money with free speech, is the Supreme Court defending the right of the rich to steal elections?

The depth and substance of Obama's youth phenomenon has yet to be tested.

Who knew provisional voting could be a teaching moment?

Democratic campaigns are refining the art of reaching more people.

This could be the year that Democrats finally let the people play a role in politics.

If we don't fix the nominating process this year, it will be even worse in 2012.

The House must act now to create universal voting standards and restore confidence in our electoral system.

As California Republicans seek to game the dysfunctional Electoral College, a campaign is rising to establish a national popular vote.

New polling data shows that the majority of Americans are leaning liberal. How long will it take politicians and the media to get that?

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Once Mark Sanford won the Republican primary, he was all but certain to win in a district drawn to elect Republicans. That’s how it works in America.

May 8, 2013

Despite winning a minority of the votes, Republicans control the House of Representatives, through ruthless tactics that mirror strategies from a century ago. 

April 11, 2013

Seventy-five new voting restrictions have been introduced in 30 states in 2013. North Carolina is leading the way.

April 5, 2013

Fifty-five new voting restrictions have been introduced in thirty states this year.

March 28, 2013

In hearing a challenge to Arizona’s proof of citizenship law for voter registration, the Justices will decide what powers Congress has to protect the right to vote.

March 18, 2013

When it comes to a federal right to vote, things are a little more complicated than I wrote before—but that’s not to say we should be encouraged.

March 1, 2013

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case that could gut the historic law. To understand where this is going, it’s crucial to know how we got here.

February 26, 2013

Will Virginia be the latest case for proving why the Voting Rights Act is still needed?

February 22, 2013

Florida blames all its elections problems on its counties, while missing major problems in its elections improvement report.

February 6, 2013

We'd all like to see Congress make voting more free, fair and uniform—but unfortunately federalism gets in the way.

February 6, 2013
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