Election Law at Moritz has released From Registration to Recounts Revisited: Developments in the Election Ecosystems of Five Midwestern States, a review of the 2008 elections in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, and…
Rock the Vote released a Voting Systems Scorecard, which grades each state based on voters’ ability to access the political process. The scorecard looks more specifically at barriers that might be standing in the…
Network partner Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released a report this month on units of government hiring lobbyists to lobby state government in Springfield. The report found that…
Nonprofit VOTE, in conjunction with a selection of nonprofit organizations in Michigan, has released some new statistics and information on nonprofit voter engagement.In a study conducted during the 2010 midterm…
The Chicago based Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI) released a report this month called “Inspectors General and Government Corruption: A Guide to Best Practices and an Assessment of Five Illinois Offices.”
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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…
According to a May 8th poll by the National Center for State Courts, 9 in 10 Americans believe that the three branches of government should meet regularly to discuss issues in the justice system, with 74…
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Justice at Stake Campaign: This special report shows how five midwestern states—Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin—have become caught up in America’s “New Politics of Judicial Elections.” Download the press release …
WASHINGTON, DC -- Special interest pressure is metastasizing into a permanent national threat to the fairness and impartiality of America’s courts, according to a major new report from the Justice at Stake Campaign and its partners, the Brennan Center for…
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
Midwest reform groups declare support for demonstrators protesting…
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Census and Redistricting - 2009-2010
Midwest a hotspot for census, redistricting efforts
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