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Laura Williamson

Former Associate Director of Democracy
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The Voting Access Executive Order Can Strengthen Our Democracy But Only if Agencies Act Now

Blog
November 1, 2022
Laura Williamson

Strengthening the Right to Vote: How Biden's Executive Order Can Ease Access to the Ballot

Blog
September 20, 2022
Laura Williamson

Supreme Court's Latest Term Evidence That we Need Court Expansion

Blog
August 4, 2022
Laura Williamson
Daniella Zessoules
Issues
Democracy
Money in Politics
Voting Rights & Access
Work Area
Research & Policy Design
Research

Big Money in the Charm City

Research
March 6, 2019
Laura Williamson

Toward a More Representative Electorate

Research
December 21, 2018
Laura Williamson
Pamela Cataldo
Brenda Wright
Policy Briefs

How the Stolen Supreme Court is Defeating Democracy and Why Expanding the Court Can Save it

Policy Briefs
December 17, 2021
Laura Williamson

Myth Busters: The Facts About Supreme Court Expansion

Policy Briefs
October 4, 2021
Laura Williamson

Same Day Registration: How Registration Reform Can Boost Turnout Among Black and Latinx Voters

Policy Briefs
June 23, 2021
Laura Williamson
Jesse Rhodes

Energy Democracy: Building a Green, Resilient Future through Public and Community Ownership

Policy Briefs
March 25, 2021
Laura Williamson
Lew Daly

Small Donor Democracy: Fighting Big Money with People-Powered Elections

Policy Briefs
March 25, 2021
Laura Williamson
Adam Lioz

Enfranchisement For All: The Case for Ending Penal Disenfranchisement in Our Democracy

Policy Briefs
March 25, 2021
Laura Williamson
Naila Awan

End the Filibuster: How a Relic of Jim Crow Could Block Our Progressive Agenda

Policy Briefs
March 9, 2021
Laura Williamson
Alex Baptiste
Stephany Rose Spaulding

Self-Determination of Political Status for Washington DC and the Territories

Policy Briefs
February 9, 2021
Laura Williamson

Democracy Means All of Us: How to End the Chronic Silencing of Black and Brown Voters in New Mexico

Policy Briefs
October 28, 2020
Andrea J. Serrano
Miles Tokunow
Laura Williamson
Amshula K. Jayaram

Universal Voter Registration: Eliminating One of the Biggest Barriers to Voting

Policy Briefs
October 7, 2020
Laura Williamson
Amshula K. Jayaram

Right to Vote: The Case for Expanding the Right to Vote in the U.S. Constitution

Policy Briefs
August 26, 2020
Laura Williamson
Brenda Wright

Universally Accessible and Racially Equitable Vote By Mail 

Policy Briefs
June 17, 2020
Laura Williamson

How to Build a Racially Inclusive Democracy During COVID-19 and Beyond

Policy Briefs
April 28, 2020
Laura Williamson

The Attack on Vote-by-Mail: Weaponizing “Voter Fraud” Claims to Suppress the Vote

Policy Briefs
April 14, 2020
Chiraag Bains
Laura Williamson
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In the media

Same-day registration is essential to voting rights debate

In the media
July 1, 2021
Laura Williamson
Jesse Rhodes

Why Lessons From Black History Demand That D.C. Becomes The 51st State

In the media
February 26, 2021
Laura Williamson
Ericka Taylor

Closing arguments: Join the joyful resistance

In the media
November 2, 2020
Laura Williamson

What the Country Can Learn from Maryland to Protect Voting Rights this November

In the media
August 20, 2020
Charly Carter
Laura Williamson
Press release/statement

Demos Applauds White House Executive Action on Voting Rights, Calls on Federal Agencies to Follow Through on Voter Registration Services

Press release/statement
March 24, 2022
Laura Williamson

Demos Statement in Response to Federal Agency Actions on Voter Registration

Press release/statement
September 29, 2021
Laura Williamson
Blog

The Voting Access Executive Order Can Strengthen Our Democracy But Only if Agencies Act Now

Blog
November 1, 2022
Laura Williamson

Strengthening the Right to Vote: How Biden's Executive Order Can Ease Access to the Ballot

Blog
September 20, 2022
Laura Williamson

Supreme Court's Latest Term Evidence That we Need Court Expansion

Blog
August 4, 2022
Laura Williamson
Daniella Zessoules

On the Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a Look at President Biden’s Voting Access Executive Order

Blog
March 7, 2022
Laura Williamson

United States v. Vaello-Madero: Economic Justice, Political Equality, and Racial Equity for Puerto Rico

Blog
November 8, 2021
Laura Williamson

The Moment is Now for Federal Agencies to Improve Access to Voter Registration

Blog
September 22, 2021
Shruti Banerjee
Laura Williamson

Why Congress Must Pass The Freedom To Vote Act

Blog
September 16, 2021
Laura Williamson

Congress Must Pass the Freedom to Vote Act to Advance Racial Equity in Our Democracy

Blog
August 6, 2021
Adam Lioz
Laura Williamson

Building an Inclusive Democracy from the Grassroots Up

Blog
June 2, 2021
Carol Lautier, Ph.D.
Laura Williamson

A Look Back at the Other Swing Voter: Visioning Forward Convening

Blog
January 13, 2021
Christelle Prophete
Laura Williamson

Addressing Voter Intimidation and Building Power: A Conversation with OLÉ New Mexico

Blog
October 27, 2020
Laura Williamson

This Constitution Day, How We Can Undo the White Supremacist Roots of Our Nation’s Founding

Blog
September 15, 2020
Laura Williamson

To Form a More Perfect Union: DC Statehood

Blog
June 25, 2020
Joshua Harmon
Laura Williamson

3 Ways to Build a Racially Inclusive Democracy During COVID-19 and Beyond

Blog
May 7, 2020
Laura Williamson

Roundup: Seeking Racial Justice in the Age of COVID-19

Blog
April 29, 2020
Laura Williamson
Stuart Naifeh
Kathryn C. Sadasivan
Emerson Gordon-Marvin
K. Sabeel Rahman
Adrien Salazar

The True State of Our Union under the Trump Administration

Blog
February 7, 2020
Lew Daly
Mark Huelsman
Amy Traub
Laura Williamson

Remedying Shelby v. Holder: The Need for an Inclusive Democracy Agenda

Blog
June 25, 2019
Laura Williamson
Carol Lautier, Ph.D.

3 Reasons Baltimore Needs Public Financing for Elections

Blog
June 24, 2019
Laura Williamson

Happy Birthday to an Important Voting Rights Protection

Blog
May 20, 2019
Brenda Wright
Laura Williamson
Pamela Cataldo

With Democracy Dollars, Everyone Can Give - And Our Democracy Can Thrive

Blog
May 3, 2019
Laura Williamson
Mark Huelsman
Emmanuel Caicedo

Black History Month: What Black People Teach Us About History

Blog
February 20, 2019
Laura Williamson

Celebrate the VRA With Policy Solutions That Work

Blog
August 6, 2018
Laura Williamson
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