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Same Day Registration (SDR) allows eligible voters to register to vote and cast their ballots on the same day. Depending on the state, this one-stop process for registering and voting may be offered on Election Day, during the early voting period, or both.

An overview of the bureaucratic barriers to becoming—and remaining—registered to vote.

Buckley v. Valeo is a January 30, 1976 Supreme Court case that struck down key pieces of Congress’ post-Watergate money in politics reforms, and set the structure of modern campaign finance law.

How 27 states, counties, and municipalities empower small donors and curb the power of big money in politics

What do people mean by “money in politics” or “campaign finance reform”? Running for office requires money—for staff, travel, TV ads, etc. In many countries, much of the cost of public elections is paid for by public funds, so the voters control the process and candidates are only accountable to their constituents. But in most places in the U.S., election campaigns are funded only with private money, most of it coming in the form of large checks from wealthy donors.  

Five years after the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision, what are the roles of large donors and average voters in selecting and supporting candidates for Congress?

McCutcheon struck down the limit on the total amount that one wealthy donor is permitted to contribute to all federal candidates, parties, and political action committees (PACs) combined.

Early voting provides a means for eligible voters to cast their ballots at a time and location other than in person on Election Day.

Judge Kavanaugh's record raises serious concerns that he would expand the power of big money in politics, weaken voter protections, and insulate the president from the rule of law.

Big-money politics is a key barrier to people of color achieving equal representation. 

A number of states have laws demanding citizens produce documentary evidence of citizenship to register to vote. These laws have far-reaching implications for voter participation in our democracy.

The Supreme Court got it supremely wrong when it held that corporations had the same rights as people to spend money in elections.

Same Day Registration (SDR) allows eligible voters to register to vote and cast their ballots on the same day, at the same time.

Voter intimidation and misinformation campaigns have significantly increased in recent years. They are toxic to democracy.

In January 2016, Oregon became the first state in the country to implement Automatic Voter Registration. It was a resounding success.

Climate change poses a tremendous threat to Florida. Sea level rise, more intense precipitation, and stronger hurricanes increase the risk of natural disaster and imperil the state’s economy and its citizens’ safety.

Why, without swift and bold action to mitigate climate change, Nevada will grow more and more vulnerable to potentially severe economic impacts.

Arizona’s citizens and its economy are among America’s most vulnerable to the growing adverse impacts of climate change.

Climate change threatens serious harm to Virginia’s economy, its people and its treasured natural resources.

When drawing legislative districts, New York State counts incarcerated persons as "residents" of the community where the prison is located, instead of counting them in the home community to which they will return, on average, within 34 months. This practice of prison-based gerrymandering ignores more than 100 years of legal precedent.