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The Power Agenda

The Dēmos Power Agenda Framework is our roadmap towards a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy. To build civic, political, and economic power for all we need structural reforms that restore and expand voting rights, strengthen worker rights and protections and shifts power to the

Groundbreaking State-by-State Scorecard Grades Economic, Civic and Political Conditions for Building Power for Residents

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. 

Press release/statement

Whole Home Repairs: Winning the Campaign to Improve Housing Quality in Pennsylvania

Through strategic communication and organizing, a coalition of community organizers, housing advocates, and elected officials secured $125 million in ARPA funds for low-income Pennsylvania residents for home repair and weatherization.

Policy Briefs
Demos
Pennsylvania Stands Up

New Analysis Shows Successes, Lessons Learned from Home Repair Program

The Whole Home Repairs Campaign illustrates the power of organizing and community-involved decision-making in addressing the state’s ongoing housing crisis 

Press release/statement

Statement on the 2024 U.S. General Election

Over the next four years, people power will be more important than ever in making our democratic process and economy work for our communities.  

Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler

Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Cancel Registration of 1,600 Voters Just Days Before the Election

"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"

Press release/statement

For My Mom, Voting Took a Village

Explores one Vietnamese family's journey of overcoming language challenges and navigating a complex voting process to help their mom vote for the first time. 

Blog
Phi Nguyen

Language Access and Voting Rights: An Overview of Federal, State, and Local Policies

In this report, we examine the barriers to voting based on language skills and solutions to expand access for limited English-proficient voters from the local to the federal level.

Policy Briefs
Angelo Ancheta

New Report on Voter Language Access Finds Gaps, Successes, and Opportunities in Voting Rights Act and State Policies

Federal language access laws do not fully address the American electorate’s diverse language needs  

Press release/statement

Tennessee Ranks Among the Worst States for Voter Registration and Turnout, Particularly for Black Voters and Voters of Color, New Report Finds

Underinvestment and Discriminatory Voter Suppression Laws Among Key Contributors to Low Voter Turnout in the Volunteer State

Press release/statement

Tennessee's Missing Voters: A State and County Analysis

Dēmos and the grassroots mobilization nonprofit Organize Tennessee analyze who Tennessee’s nearly 2.3 million “missing voters” are and why they are absent or unrepresented at the ballot box. 

Policy Briefs
Demos
Organize Tennessee

The Demos Transforming America Awards & Gala

Thursday, May 30, 2019
6:00-9:00 PM

Capitale, 130 Bowery, New York City

RSVP by May 22nd
 

Dress is Business Attire
 

New Report Uncovers Flaws Behind Databases Used by Mass Voter Challengers

“The right to vote belongs to everyone, but efforts by some groups and individuals to remove voters from state voter rolls using faulty data threatens this fundamental right."

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Demos
All Voting is Local
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Dēmos Lauds HHS, GSA Promotion of Voter Registration Options for Voters

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will ensure that HealthCare.gov online applications now include an optional question for users to request information about registering to vote. 

Press release/statement

Understanding the Flawed Data Methodologies Underlying Mass Voter Challenges

Emerging concerns about mass challenger data programs highlight that flawed data methodologies may put voters without stable housing at risk of having their registrations questioned or canceled.

Policy Briefs
All Voting is Local
Demos
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Voices Vote Now

New U.S. Dept. of Justice Voter Guidance Could Protect More Eligible Voters

"We applaud the DOJ and encourage the Biden administration to continue defending, protecting, and expanding the right to vote."

Press release/statement
Phi Nguyen

Voting Rights Groups File Amicus Brief to Protect Arizona’s Eligible Voters from Documentary Proof of Citizenship Law

History and precedent show that the U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to regulate presidential elections, and the Arizona legislature cannot strip Congress of that authority.

Press release/statement

The Case for Supreme Court Reform: An Analysis of the 2023-2024 Term

A full analysis of the latest Supreme Court term, including a breakdown of their most recent decisions and an explanation of the path to reform the Court. 

Policy Briefs
Ashley Tjhung
Phi Nguyen

Brazen Move in Nebraska Threatens to Silence Eligible Voters

The Nebraska legislature was clear: Regardless of ideology or party, voters with past felony convictions deserve a voice. The state’s attorney general and secretary of state threaten to undermine the will of the people.

Press release/statement
Roni Druks

15 Years and Counting: Why We Can’t Afford to Ignore the Federal Minimum Wage Any Longer

The federal minimum wage’s 86-year history shows us that we used to know how to get this done. 

Blog
Udochi Onwubiko