The democracy vouchers program hands residents $100 to donate to local candidates and it’s credited with broadening civic ...

An Alabama teen was shot alongside his friend, then prosecuted for his killing. His case highlights a particularly harsh ...

Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in ...

Out of 40 special elections for congressional and legislative seats so far in 2025, only two have seen flips; both were ...

Chicago’s public defenders are among the best-resourced in Illinois, but even there, massive case loads have attorneys and investigators stretched paper-thin. The Cook County Jail has swelled under ...

Amber Nance learned of the crushing financial cost of keeping in contact with someone in prison after her husband was sentenced to serve seven years in North Carolina for a crime that she maintains he ...

In North Dakota as elsewhere, Native voters face a triple threat: judges targeting the VRA, Trump officials hostile to discrimination laws, and a funding crunch depleting their work.

New Jersey, New York, and Virginia—three populous states that are electing hundreds of state and local officials this year—are holding their primaries over a busy 15-day period in June. In the highest ...

Volunteers with the League of Women Voters of Florida are often seen at farmers markets, book clubs, parades, and other gathering places, collecting petitions and raising awareness on new campaigns.

“An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years As Australia compels voters to show up at the polls this weekend, a scholar lays out the genesis of 'compulsory ...