Network partner TakeAction Minnesota has led a grassroots pushback against the proposed voter ID constitutional amendment in their state. The Senate panel that was set to approve the voter ID constitutional amendment and send it to the full body for…
After a contentious and partisan redistricting process in 2002, Minneapolis is opening up the way that it draws new city council and park board lines by providing citizens an opportunity to have a say in how the new lines are…
Demos has released a new report on immigrant voter turnout and registration showing that structural barriers still exist for new citizens when they want to register to vote. Restrictive requirements, language access, socioeconomic status, location of immigrant community, and country…
Network partner Common Cause Minnesota has released a new report that connects the dots between state legislators in Minnesota, the bills they introduce, and the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. Bills introduced in the…
Network partners at the Brennan Center and Justice At Stake wrote an op-ed for Reuters on the threats to the judicial system. Adam Skaggs and Bert Brandenburg write about Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s outspoken attacks against judges who make decisions…
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The 2010 judicial elections, “awash in cash and blaring attack ads,” argue for ending the election of judges to the bench, a New York Times editorial declared.The editorial, entitled “A Blow to the Courts,” cited Election Day outcomes…
Throughout this election season, Midwest Democracy Network state and national partner organizations have been busy pushing for transparent campaign contributions, informing voters about their election rights and offering information regarding candidates in each state. Read highlights…
Spending on state Supreme Court elections has more than doubled in the past decade, from $83.3 million in 1990-1999 to $206.9 million in…
Around the country the subject of Fair & Impartial Courts keeps coming up, states are looking at the effectiveness of selecting judges based on a merit system instead of elections. Many states…
Former Gov. Al Quie told the Hennepin County Bar Association’s annual meeting “it’s too important an issue” not to continue pressing for judicial election reform, according to a Finance & Commerce article.The ballot question was sought on a proposed…
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