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Democracy Reform and Voting Rights in the United States

Collected by: Columbia University Libraries

Archived since: Mar, 2021

Description:

In 2020 the ongoing partisan struggle in the United States between advocates for voting rights and official proponents of voter suppression measures came to a head during a bitter presidential election campaign conducted amidst the substantial additional challenges to participatory democracy posed by the global pandemic. The election saw historic turnout, but also a sustained effort by the defeated incumbent to challenge the election’s legitimacy, spurring a violent insurrection on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 to attempt to disrupt the U.S Congress from certifying the Electoral College results. As the Biden administration gets underway with narrow Democratic Party control of the House and Senate, while legislatures in multiple states are advancing new voter restrictions, structural democracy reform and voting rights will be at the heart of major legislative debates in 2021 and beyond. Columbia University Libraries has initiated a new thematic web archive collection devoted to documenting these historic debates and any ensuing legislation, both at the national and in selected local contexts, focusing on democracy reform and voting rights and subtopics including: campaign finance reform; electoral college reform (including the National Popular Vote interstate compact); the equal-time rule; gerrymandering; ranked-choice voting; universal voter registration; voter identification; voter suppression; DC Statehood; Puerto Rico Statehood; and Supreme Court expansion/reform.

Subject:   Government - National Government - US States Politics & Elections Puerto Rico Washington (D.C.) U.S. states Statehood (American politics) Representative government and representation Suffrage Voting Democracy

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Title: League of Women Voters of Florida

URL: http://lwvfl.org/

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Subject:   Voting,  Voter registration ,  Suffrage

Title: Project Vote

URL: http://www.projectvote.org/

Description: "Our goal is simple: to build an electorate that accurately represents the diversity of America’s citizenry. Through advocacy, litigation, and technical assistance, Project Vote is fighting to make sure that every eligible citizen is able to register, vote, and cast a ballot that counts." Project Vote announced that it will suspend operations effective May 31 2021.

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Subject:   Voting,  Voter registration ,  Elections

Title: Black Voters Matter Fund

URL: https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/

Description: "We advocate for policies to expand voting rights/access, including expanded early voting, resisting voter ID, re-entry restoration of rights and strengthening the Voting Rights Act. We also advocate for policies that intersect with race, gender, economic and other aspects of equity.​"

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Subject:   Voting Suffrage,  Voter registration

Title: Fair Fight

URL: https://fairfight.com/

Description: "We promote fair elections in Georgia and around the country, encourage voter participation in elections, and educate voters about elections and their voting rights. Fair Fight brings awareness to the public on election reform, advocates for election reform at all levels, and engages in other voter education programs and communications."

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Subject:   Voting Suffrage,  Voter registration ,  Voter suppression

Title: When We All Vote

URL: https://whenweallvote.org/

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Subject:   Voter registration ,  Voting Suffrage

Title: H.R.1 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): For the People Act of 2021

URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1/

Description: "This bill addresses voter access, election integrity and security, campaign finance, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It also limits removing voters from voter rolls."

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Subject:   Voter registration ,  Voting Elections Election security Vote-by-mail elections Postal voting Campaign funds

Title: Democracy Works

URL: https://www.democracy.works/

Description: "Democracy Works helps Americans vote no matter what, by providing the tools, information, and support needed to confidently participate in elections."

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Subject:   Voting Elections,  Voter registration

Title: Cost of Voting in the American States: 2022*

URL: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/elj.2022.0041

Description: "This research updates work that established the relative “cost of voting” during presidential election cycles, in each of the 50 states, from 1996 to 2020. A 2022 iteration is necessary to consider the flurry of new legislative initiatives that passed state legislatures after the 2020 election cycle."

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Subject:   Voting Elections,  Voter registration ,  Early voting Vote-by-mail elections Voter suppression

Title: VoteRiders

URL: https://www.voteriders.org/

Description: "Voter ID laws prevent or intimidate millions of eligible Americans from casting their ballot. To address this crisis in our democracy, VoteRiders works nationwide to provide voter ID education and assistance to all eligible voters who are in need."

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Subject:   Voter registration ,  Identification cards--Law and legislation Suffrage Voting

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