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…
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…
Report shows heavy partisan gerrymander in proposed Minnesota maps.
Minnesota has been right in the thick of their redistricting process, with both the state house and senate introducing their proposed redistricting maps. However, the maps were drawn with little public input and appear to show a heavily partisan gerrymander,…
The Los Angeles Times has compiled a report on the disclosure practices of major corporations. Some corporations already disclose donations to candidates, trade associations, and issue advocacy groups, but a heavy majority of the…
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Sunshine Week is in full swing and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota is seeing how transparent Minnesota really is.According to the Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project, Minnesota ranks highly in its application of the data…
With the Supreme Court’s decision on the Citizens United case, large corporations gained a victory to make their voices dominate federal elections. …
The League of Women Voters, Common Cause, Democracy 21 and the U.S. PIRG issued a report card for the Executive Branch lobbying, ethics and transparency reforms by the Obama administration.
On April 27, the Brennan Center for Justice released its “Transparency in the First 100 Days: A Report Card.”
CHICAGO—While every state in the nation has laws that require public access to government records and meetings, in five Midwestern states that were recently analyzed, documents are often kept secret and doors can remain tightly closed. According…
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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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