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Myth Busters: The Facts About Supreme Court Expansion

Why expanding and reforming the Supreme Court can restore legitimacy for this broken, inequitable institution.
Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
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How and Why the Federal Agencies Can Register Voters

These resources are designed to support federal employees and their partners who are working to implement voter registration at federal agencies, as required by President Biden’s March 7, 2021, Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting.
Campaign
Demos
ACLU
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Same Day Registration: How Registration Reform Can Boost Turnout Among Black and Latinx Voters

This report analyzes new voter turnout data to understand how Same-Day Registration (SDR) is reducing barriers to voting and boosting turnout for Black and Latinx Americans.
Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
Jesse Rhodes

Executive Action to Advance Democracy: What the Biden-Harris Administration and the Agencies Can Do to Build a More Inclusive Democracy

Executive actions the new administration can take to help ensure the integrity of our elections and strengthen opportunities for civic participation for Black and brown Americans.
Policy Briefs

Letter in Support of H.R.1, H.R.4, and H.R.51

Why we need to prioritize passing H.R.1 along with H.R.4 and legislation granting statehood to Washington, D.C. (H.R.51) as the first items of business in the 117th Congress.
Testimony and Public Comment
K. Sabeel Rahman

Delivering on Debt Relief: Proposals, Ideas, and Actions to Cancel Student Debt on Day One and Beyond

A collection of contributions from leading student loan experts offering a roadmap for the Biden administration to take immediate action to cancel student debt for millions of Americans.
Policy Briefs
Mark Huelsman

Ensuring All Votes Are Counted May Take Time

This year, as we attempt to keep our loved ones safe during a deadly pandemic, more people in our communities will be voting by mail (absentee) than ever before. Counting those votes will take time.
Policy Briefs

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

New Mexico is failing to enable Black and Brown communities to access their fundamental right to vote.
Policy Briefs
Andrea J. Serrano
Miles Tokunow
Laura Williamson
Amshula K. Jayaram

How States and the Trump Administration Are Working to Exclude Millions from Political Representation and Reduce Black and Brown Political Power

Efforts to change the long-standing practice of counting every individual in the country for the purposes of drawing legislative districts would reduce the political power of—and the resources provided to—Black and brown people.
Research
Shruti Banerjee
Naila Awan

Toward a Healthier, More Inclusive Florida

From March through May, New Florida Majority Education Fund surveyed over 21,000 Floridians to ask how the pandemic was affecting their lives and well-being. This report presents our findings from those surveys.
Research
Demos
New Florida Majority Education Fund

Designing a New National Equity Mapping Program

Identifying Communities That Face Environmental Injustice, Using Lessons Learned from State Equity Mapping Programs
Policy Briefs
Evergreen Collaborative
Demos

Black to the Ballot 2020: New Vote-By-Mail Policies Lead to New Forms of Voter Suppression

An overview of the vote-by-mail eligibility criteria in Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, and California and the hurdles Black voters may face. 
Policy Briefs
Demos
Black Futures Lab

Organization for Black Struggle et al v. Ashcroft

Missouri's absentee and mail voting systems place unconstitutional burdens on the right to vote and violates federal law.
Case
Updated October 9, 2020
Missouri
Decided