Two new reports from Network partner Michigan Campaign Finance Network show an increase in spending by non-candidate groups in the 2010 elections and an increase in spending by lobbyists in the state to wine-and-dine legislators.Independent…
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…
A study by the Campaign Finance Institute released today attempts to find a Constitutionally viable means of campaign finance reform that would withstand legal challenge. CFI’s report examines states in the Midwest (all Network…
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…
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Stateline.org has released their 2012 State of the States report. The report touches on the issues and stories that will take center stage around the country in state governments this year. Included here are…
The Brennan Center for Justice released an updated and expanded “A Citizen’s Guide to Redistricting” to include recent court decisions as well as the latest changes to…
Three of five Midwest Democracy Network states are projected to lose congressional seats after this year’s census, according to a recent study.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. released Independent Redistricting Commissions: Reforming Redistricting Without Reversing Progress Toward Racial Equality.The report provides an overview of independent redistricting commissions and examines their potential impact on minority voting rights and notes…
The Rose Institute released a report surveying the legislative and congressional redistricting process of each America’s state.Minnesota and Wisconsin fall under the “standard legislative process.” District lines are typically drawn in committee, passed by both…
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
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