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

Removing unnecessary hurdles to small donor participation will help fix a system that currently prioritizes wealthy, white, male donors over communities of color and working-class people.
Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
Adam Lioz
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Self-Determination of Political Status for Washington DC and the Territories

It is time for us to recognize the right of sovereignty and self-determination for the over 4 million combined residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington, D.C.
Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
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Letter in Support of Court Reform

Letter to President Biden in support of structural reform of the Courts due to the threat they pose to our democracy as a result of extreme Republican court packing.
Testimony and Public Comment
Demos

Election Day Registration: A Ground Level View

Results of a telephone survey of local election officials in Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Research
Steven Carbó
Stuart Comstock-Gay
Regina M. Eaton

Voters Win with Election Day Registration: Election Day Registration Was Successful in Several States During the 2006 Mid-term Elections

Election Day Registration (EDR), sometimes called “same day registration” (SDR), allows eligible voters to register and cast a ballot on Election Day. Nine states currently have EDR or SDR laws. Maine, Minnesota and Wisconsin adopted EDR in the 1970s. Idaho, New Hampshire and Wyoming enacted
Policy Briefs

Miles Rapoport's Testimony on Election Day Voter Registration

Demos president Miles Rapoport testifies before the U.S. House Administration Sub-Committee on Elections regarding Election Day Registration and provisional voting.
Testimony and Public Comment
Miles Rapoport

Election Day Voter Registration: Testimony of Miles Rapoport

Demos President Miles Rapoport delivers testimony on EDR before the U.S. House Administration Sub-committee on Elections, November 9, 2007                          
Testimony and Public Comment
Miles Rapoport

Borrowing to Make Ends Meet: The Rapid Growth of Credit Card Debt in America

Americans carry over $800 Billion in credit card debt. Using most recent data from the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finances, Borrowing to Make Ends Meet exposes this and other disturbing trends in American families’ debts and financial assets. The report breaks down debt and asset
Research
Jose Garcia

Same Day Voter Registration in North Carolina

We have analyzed the likely impact on voter turnout should California adopt Election Day Registration (EDR). The availability of EDR procedures should give voters who have not previously registered or need to update their information the opportunity to vote. Consistent with existing research on the
Policy Briefs
Jonathan Nagler

Election Day Voter Registration in Iowa

R. Michael Alvarez of the California Institute of Technology and Jonathan Nagler of NYU analyze the likely impact of Election Day Registration on voter turnout in Iowa.
Policy Briefs
R. Michael Alvarez
Jonathan Nagler

Statement for October 30 Tanner Oversight Hearing

U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties notified of suppressive tactics implicit in state noncompliance with NVRA Section 7.
Testimony and Public Comment
Miles Rapoport
Maxine Nelson

U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Public Hearing, September 6, 2007

Senior Policy Analyst Scott Novakowski testifies before the U.S. Election Assistance Commission regarding the public assistance requirements of the National Voter Registration Act.
Testimony and Public Comment

Role of the Election Assistance Commission in NVRA Implementation: Testimony of Scott Novakowski

Democracy Program Senior Policy Analyst Scott Novakowski delivers testimony before the Election Assistance Commission on its role in NVRA implementation, September 6, 2007.
Testimony and Public Comment
Scott Novakowski