Younger Voters Turned Out and Were Critical to Outcomes in Battleground States
In September, we reported on expectations of a high turnout of younger voters in the 2022 midterms. Did that turnout materialize, and what were the consequences?
Not Counting Undated Absentee Ballots May Have Determined Outcome in PA House Race
We’re zooming in on Bucks County, Pennsylvania today, where the initial margin in a race for Pennsylvania’s 142nd state house district was just 53 votes. But this wasn’t just any race; this was a race which would determine control of the Pennsylvania legislature.
Connecticut & Arizona Voters Stand Up for Democracy With Ballot Measure Wins
Besides big citizen initiative wins in Nevada and Michigan, ballot measures in Connecticut and Arizona were also consequential wins for Democracy for early voting, disclosing dark money, and the narrow defeat of a measure which could have made it more difficult to vote.
Nevada Citizen Initiative Takes Step Toward Ranked Choice Voting & Open Primaries
Today, we’re in Nevada, where a citizen initiative passed November 8th, clearing its first hurdle to add ranked choice voting and open primaries to the Nevada constitution.
Citizen Initiative Protecting Voting Rights Passes in Michigan
Legislatures in several states worked diligently since the 2020 election to make it harder to vote. Citizens in some of those states, like Michigan, have had enough and passed a citizens’ initiative to guarantee the freedom to vote.
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