As more elected officials announce their presidential candidacies, a clear theme has begun to emerge in the early stages of the 2020 race. Candidates are rejecting corporate PAC money and…
Big money dominates New York politics, according to a new analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice. Just 100 large donors gave more to statewide races in New York during…
A former county councilmember and supporter of Montgomery County’s public financing system says that the number of candidates who ran for office in the 2018 local elections was “a testament…
Patriotic Millionaires chair and NY LEAD member Morris Pearl penned an op-ed in defense of H.R. 1, the House Majority’s pro-democracy reform bill, in response to a piece by Senator…
New York state is prioritizing electoral reform this session, passing several bills on their first day, including early voting, pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds, and more. Up next: small donor…
The House majority’s first piece of legislation, H.R. 1, would improve the nation’s electoral process immeasurably. One of the most significant and potentially transformative policies in the package is a…
A number of states, cities and municipalities across the country already have enacted many of the key democracy-strengthening reforms featured in the For the People Act (HR 1). These proposals…
Congressman John Sarbanes, one of the original sponsors of HR 1, writes that the legislation is “a bold and transformative reform bill that will return power to the people by…
Blair Horner, Executive Director of New York Public Interest Research Group, notes that steps toward bold anti-corruption legislation are being taken both in Congress and in New York state. The…
Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. writes that the new House majority sworn in on January 3 is prioritizing democracy reform with HR 1. The legislation will include a public…