Election Reform Resources
How Corporations Own Your Politicians...
Money in Politics / Campaign Finance Databases
State-Level Campaign Finance Databases
Over 20 Ways You Can Get Involved to Promote Clean Elections & Democracy...
Campaign Financing
Overturn Citizens United
Public Campaign Financing
Campaign Finance Disclosure
Free air-time for candidates
Encouraging More Choices
Instant Run-off Voting (IRV) / Ranked Choice Voting
Easier ballot access for third parties
Open debates
Binding None-of-the-Above option
Right to Vote
Voter Protection (Voter ID, Voter Purges, Voter Suppression, etc.)
Voting machine reform (no more hackable, private machines made by Republican-connected companies!)
Public Agency Registration ("Motor Voter")
Online Voter Registration
Permanent Portable Voter Registration
Universal Voter Registration
Election Day Registration
Early Voting and No-Excuse Absentee Voting
Prisoner / Felon Voting Rights
Lowering Voting Age
Congressional Representation for DC
Democratizing Elections
Binding initiative and referendum
Redistricting reform (ending gerrymandered districts)
Proportional representation
Electoral College Circumvention
Voter education materials
Misc
Term Limits
Compulsory Voting
- We're not aware of anyone in the U.S. seriously advocating for this, but 22 other countries have it, and in combination with other election reforms, like a National Voting Holiday and a binding None-of-the-Above option, it could actually be worth exploring. See Wikipedia's page on Compulsory voting.
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