Election Reform

Increasing voter choices and participation with alternative voting methods and primary reforms (e.g. proportional, cumulative, IRV), ballot access rules, reform of the electoral college system and primary/caucus systems, etc.

2012 Civic Engagement Funding Best Practices

A Funders' Guide to Legal Issues (Updated Edition!)

Supporting nonpartisan civic engagement work is both necessary- and legal!  De-mystify the rules for funding voter registration, education and ballot campaigns with FCCP’s indispensible and updated guide for grantmakers.
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App Shows You Where to Vote

CNN.com by Josh Lev

Improving State Voter Registration Databases Report Issued By National Academy Of Sciences

In a recently released report, Improving State Voter Registration Databases, funded by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, the National Academy of Sciences makes a series of recommendations to improve statewide voter registration databases.read more >>

Citizen's Campaign Finance Policy Tool

After more than a year of development, The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI), a non-partisan research institute affiliated with the George Washington University, has launched an exciting, fun-to-use tool.read more >>

Modernizing The Democratic Process: Recommendations in the New FCC National Broadband Plan

More Americans engage in democratic election processes than in any other civic act. By bringing the elections process into the digital age, government can increase efficiency, promote greater civic participation and extend the ability to vote to more Americans. Click here for an excerpt of the plan.

NAACP LDF Report Highlights Impact Of Felon Disfranchisement Laws

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) released Free the Vote: Unlocking Democracy in the Cells and on the Streets, a report detailing the impact felon disfranchisement laws have on communities of color nationwide.read more >>

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