As states across the country consider Documentary Proof of Citizenship (DPOC) requirements in the wake of the federal SAVE Act’s reintroduction, one fundamental issue has gone largely overlooked: What do these laws actually cost states?
As states across the country consider Documentary Proof of Citizenship (DPOC) requirements in the wake of the federal SAVE Act’s reintroduction, one fundamental issue has gone largely overlooked: What do these laws actually cost states?
Dēmos, in partnership with State Voices, submitted this public comment opposing adding a documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) requirement for voters who use the National Mail Voter Registration Form.
Effective language access is essential for ensuring that every voter can fully participate in our democracy. Our new case study examines how the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA) has become a model for expanding language access beyond what federal law requires.
"These cuts to lifesaving safety net programs and critical infrastructure, are not meant to improve the lives of everyday Americans, but instead to subsidize tax giveaways for the wealthiest elite."
In this report, Dēmos and Southern Coalition for Social Justice expose a crisis in North Carolina's democracy and its voter rolls, and share commonsense policy solutions to fix it.
The SAVE Act would gut third-party voter registration, a method more often used by Black and brown voters and other groups that have historically faced greater hurdles in voting.
A response to the Trump Administration's closing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an essential way to safeguard consumers against financial injustice.
This resource guide is intended to help advocates and local leaders make common-sense improvements to current voter removal practices and oppose bad bills that limit access to the ballot.
Dēmos releases the Power Scorecard, a groundbreaking state-by-state snapshot of economic, civic, and political conditions that are conducive to building economic and political power for people.
The Whole Home Repairs Campaign illustrates the power of organizing and community-involved decision-making in addressing the state’s ongoing housing crisis
"Protections like the National Voter Registration Act are there for a reason. It is unconscionable that the Court is permitting a voter purge this close to an election"
