Reports & Research in Illinois

February 01 2012 at 11:47 AM

Demos report highlights voter registration barrier for new citizens

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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…

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October 27 2011 at 05:18 PM

New Politics of Judicial Elections

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Today, Network partners Justice at Stake and Brennan Center for Justice, along with the National Institute on Money in State Politics, released a report, The New Politics of Judicial Elections, which provides an overview of some of the major…

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October 04 2011 at 09:44 AM

New Brennan Center guide looks at voting law changes

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Network Partner Brennan Center for Justice has released a guide to new voter laws that go into effect in 2012.The report, Voting Law Changes in 2012, finds that more…

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September 01 2011 at 05:27 PM

Network partner releases report on Illinois redistricting

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Network partner Illinois Campaign for Political Reform has released a report that chronicles the state’s 2010-2011 redistricting process, ultimately noting that little progress had been made from previous redistricting years. The state’s Democratic majority…

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August 15 2011 at 10:43 AM

Project Vote memo looks at voting rights restrictions & opportunities

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Project Vote has released a research memo called Election Legislation 2011: Threats and Opportunities Assessment Update (PDF). The memo takes a look at state level legislation that restricts voting rights, be it through voter…

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Reports & Research for Illinois in Ethics in Government

June 22 2010 at 09:52 AM

Study finds judges selected on merit receive less discipline

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April 22 2010 at 12:59 PM

3 MDN states top government spending transparency report

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Minnesota, Illinois and Ohio are among seven states leading the country in online access to government spending data.A new U.S. PRIG report, “

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February 19 2010 at 12:09 PM

Planning the CIC’s future

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The National Institute for Latino Policy conducted a study of the Census Information Centers Program in an effort to help future planning and provide a more in-depth understanding of the program’s role within the U.S. Census Bureau.The study begins with…

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February 03 2010 at 09:49 PM

States continue to face budget woes in 2011

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As a result from the recession, over 40 states are facing budget shortfalls for the upcoming 2011 fiscal year that are as big as or bigger than this past year’s.

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January 29 2010 at 06:13 PM

Governing institutions should be focus of election reform

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According to ElectionlineWeekly, Dan Tokaji, associate professor of law at Ohio State University, argues election administration reform efforts should shift from the rules governing elections to the institutions that govern them…

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