Democracy Reform
We have a broken political system and a corrupt campaign finance system. The American people believe the political system is rigged at their expense and overwhelmingly want the system repaired.
We advocate democracy reforms and develop model legislation.
- Model campaign finance reform legislation we helped develop was incorporated into historic democracy reform legislation the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1) which passed the House in 2021 and came within two votes of passing the Senate. We are at the doorstep of enacting these reforms.
- The unprecedented package of democracy reforms includes campaign finance, voting rights, partisan gerrymandering, government ethics and election security reforms.
- We have won reform battles in the past and will fight for H.R. 1 and successor bills for as long as it takes to enact these democracy reforms.
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H.R. 1: Myths and Realities, Part 2
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by DianeIt’s too difficult for ‘ordinary’ people to run for office. H.R. 1 can change that – D21 VP Matt Keller op-ed
|Op Eds, Press Releases |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by DianeDemocracy 21 Urges House Support for H.R. 1, the For the People Act
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by DianeDemocracy 21 Urges Passage of DISCLOSE Act
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by DianeThe Need for Political Reform Hasn’t Changed. The GOP Has.
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by DianeHouse set to move on elections overhaul as outside advocates focus on Senate – Roll Call
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by DianeD21 Applauds Introduction of Empower Act and Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act
|Press Releases |Democracy Reformsby DianeH.R. 1: Myths and Realities
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by DianeHow to Not Be at the Mercy of a Trumpified G.O.P. – NYT op-ed
|Archive |Democracy Reformsby DianeTwo Weeks to H.R. 1 Vote
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by DianeThe GOP Cheat Code to Winning Back the House – Ronald Brownstein in The Atlantic
|Press Releases |Democracy Reformsby DianeCNN article by Ronald Brownstein: The Senate’s coming crisis over majority rule
|Press Releases |Democracy Reformsby DianeCNN: Activists call on Democrats to pass major election reforms as states move to restrict voting
|Press Releases |Democracy Reformsby DianeThe Biden Era’s First Critical Period
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note, Press Releases |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by DianeD21 Letter to Representatives Challenges Claims by ACLU About H.R. 1
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by Diane