News in Brief Voting, Even When It Makes You Sick Millennials face an important choice this Election Day between idealism and pragmatism. By Glen Retief Mogomotsi More looks… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Bad Ballot Design Is a Really Significant Problem There is a widespread problem with ballots in the United States: they’re often horribly designed. Lena Groeger
News in Brief The Self-Segregation of Democrats Hillary Clinton looks increasingly likely to win the White House, but her party faces a big obstacle to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Ballot Is Too Damned Long Do any of us really know what we’re even voting for? By Seth Masket D98‚9*(Photo: Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief One Way to Get Out the Vote Remind wavering citizens that their friends will ask them whether they filled out a ballot. By Tom Jacobs… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Abandoning the Caucus in Colorado The Centennial State is considering a major change to how we determine presidential candidates. By Seth Masket The… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Democracy: A Contested American Value There is a difference worth discussing between America’s and Americans’ understandings of democracy. By Chayenne Polimedio Demonstrators fill… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Which Voters Show Up When States Allow Early Voting? One-third of voters took advantage of early voting options in 2012. But does so-called convenience voting increase turnout… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief We Are Not Our Vote Black Americans are more diverse than their ballots. By Theodore Johnson (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Getty Images) For all the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief This Program Is Helping Non-Citizens Have a Say at the Ballot Box The Vote Allies initiative helps undocumented immigrants learn about American elections — while possibly even giving them a voice. By… Pacific Standard Staff