Why Kentucky’s Secretary of State Is Warring With the State Board of Elections
It all began with an ethics complaint.
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For Americans, Partisanship Trumps Values
We get upset when politicians from the other party act in ways that defy our moral values. When someone from our own party does it, we're not always so concerned.
The Democrats’ Voting Rights Bill Could End Partisan Gerrymandering. Republicans Won’t Let That Happen.
H.R. 1 would transfer the power to draw congressional districts from state legislatures to independent, non-partisan commissions.
Should We Lower the Voting Age? California and Oregon Are the Latest States to Try.
Bills introduced in California and Oregon are the latest in an ongoing movement to enfranchise more young people.
Republicans in North Carolina Are Accused of Election Fraud—but Not the Kind Voter ID Laws Can Stop
The alleged fraud took place behind the scenes: the work of election officers, not individual voters.
Viewfinder: A Referendum for Peace in the Southern Philippines
Residents flock to a local polling precinct to cast their votes on February 6th, 2019, in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, southern Philippines.
Why People Vote for Expanded Public Transport but Don’t Actually Use It
New research in Los Angeles shows that people support expanded transit options based on party affiliation and frustration with congestion—but not to ride it themselves.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Presidential Election Sparks Celebration and Controversy (in Photos)
If the election results are accurate, this could be the DRC's first democratic transfer of power since the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960.
Viewfinder: Protests Break Out After Elections Are Further Postponed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Supporters of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress party demonstrate outside the party headquarters in Kinshasa on December 20th, 2018, to protest against the postponed elections.
Photos: An 18-Hour Odyssey to Vote in Brazil
Brazilians are registered in their local municipalities, so they must return to those locations on election day—even if it takes them nearly a full day to do so.