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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The Trump Coup That Could Have Succeeded
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|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Election Integrity Electoral Count Act Independent State Legislature Theoryby Jackie HowellElectoral Count Reform Act Reported Today By Senate Rules Committee In 14-1 Vote Is Essential Legislation To Protect Against Another Presidential Coup Attempt
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|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Election Integrity Electoral Count Act Presidential Election Day Act loopholeby Jackie HowellThe Sustaining Our Democracy Act Is Essential Legislation To Protect The Integrity Of Our Elections And Democracy
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|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms voter suppression Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellTexas Shows The Big Impact Of Trump’s Big Lie
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms voter suppressionby Jackie HowellOverwhelming Majority Of American Voters Call Voting Rights A “Very Important” Issue, According To New Poll
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellThe New Jim Crow Laws Are Already Having An Impact On The Primaries
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Election Interference voter suppression Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellReforming The Electoral Count Act Does Not Address The Democracy Crisis Facing Our Nation
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Electoral Count Act Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellLeadership Conference On Civil And Human Rights And 53 Other Groups, Including Democracy 21, Urge Congress To Remain Focused On The Fight For Voting Rights
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Electoral Count Act Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell