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 Media Reform

October 12 2006 at 03:40 PM

Midwest Local TV Newscasts Average 36 Seconds of Election Coverage in Typical 30-Minute Broadcast

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MADISON, Wisconsin -- In the month following the traditional Labor Day kickoff of the 2006 election campaign season, television stations in nine Midwest markets devoted an average of 36 seconds to election coverage during the typical 30-minute local news broadcast,…

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