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Laura Williamson
Former Associate Director of Democracy
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Big Money in the Charm City
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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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