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The Democracy Program works to strengthen democracy in the United States by reducing barriers to voter participation and encouraging civic engagement. Demos supports state and national reform efforts by conducting research on current and long-range issues; advancing a broad agenda for election reform; providing advocates and policymakers with technical support; conducting litigation; and strengthening reform networks.
Recent and ongoing work includes:
- Reforming voter registration laws to meet 21st century standards, including a national campaign to promote Election Day Registration and working with states to fully implement the National Voter Registration Act.
- Advocating for effective election administration standards that ensure fairness, accuracy and integrity, including efforts to implement key reforms of the Help America Vote Act, such as fair use of provisional ballots.
- Conducting research into the nature of voter fraud in U.S. elections and providing policy recommendations for fair and secure ballot access.
- Exploring new ways Americans are engaging in and reshaping democracy through the use of technology.
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- Brenda Wright - Director
- Steven Carbo - Senior Program Director
- Regina M. Eaton - Deputy Director
- Lisa J. Danetz - Senior Counsel
- Scott Novakowski - Senior Policy Analyst
- Allegra Chapman - Counsel
- Susan Gershon - Counsel
- Tova Andrea Wang - Senior Democracy Fellow
- Youjin B. Kim - Policy Analyst
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Delaware Passes Law to Count Incarcerated Persons at their Home Addresses for Redistricting On June 30th, the Delaware Senate passed a bill ensuring that incarcerated persons will be counted as residents of their home addresses when new state and local legislative districts are drawn in Delaware. Read More | Jul 7, 2010 |
Justice Department Issues Guidance on Implementation of National Voter Registration Act In a significant move, the U.S. Department of Justice has issued guidance regarding the National Voter Registration Act, an important federal statute governing voter registration. Read More | Jun 9, 2010 | Related Resources Read the Guidance: Questions & Answers The National Voter Registration Act: Facts at a Glance Learn More about Implementation of the NVRA
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Maryland Enacts Law to Count Incarcerated People at Their Home AddressesThe Legislation--signed today by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley--the first of its kind, will improve fairness and accuracy of census data used for redistricting and will ensure adequate political representation in the state. Read More | Apr 13, 2010 | Related Resources Testimony of Brenda Wright In Support of Maryland State Assembly Bill 496 A Dilution of Democracy: A Fact Sheet Learn More about Prisons and the Census
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Low-Income Women Benefit From Federal Law Requiring Agency-Based Voter Registration A new report by Demos documents how proper implementation of a 15-year old federal voter registration law has the potential to bring millions of low-income women into the political process. Read More | Mar 31, 2010 | Related Resources Women and the National Voter Registration Act The National Voter Registration Act Learn More about Public Agency Voter Registration |
New Report: States Well-Positioned to Have Automatic Voter Registration at Public Assistance AgenciesIn order to better understand public assistance databases and their ability to facilitate automatic voter registration, Demos conducted a survey of public assistance agencies in 41 states, and recently published the findings.
Read More | Mar 19, 2010 | Related Resources READ: Public Assistance Databases and Automatic Voter Registration |
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