If you want to get young dudes involved in civic stuff, where can you find them? Discord! New from Political Reform's Hollie Russon Gilman, Maresa Strano, and Sarah Jacob: What does digital civic infrastructure look like in the 21st century? democracytakes.substack.com/p/what-does-di…

Daniel Stid profiled one of our favorite organizations, New_ Public | BSKY: @newpublic.substack.com. There’s no better hook than his article title: "Online Community Organizing Is Not an Oxymoron" theartofassociation.org/blog/online-co…

New from FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter via Democracy Notes: “#RankedChoiceVoting is the answer to the spoiler problem... Let’s make this the last election without RCV — and the final time we ever need to stress over spoilers.” democracytakes.substack.com/p/spoiling-the…

"I’m a fan of fusion voting because it helps policy makers to create unique coalitions within their own district that best represent their own area. I think it also helps break up the groupthink of voters." Rep. Aaron Pilkington 🇻🇦🇺🇸 Gabriel Lerner via Democracy Notes substack.com/@gabelerner/p-…

Love this!! Excited to be hosting Curtis Chang and Redeeming Babel in Chicago with Democracy Notes this week for a similar convo.

Go behind the scenes of our brand refresh with this piece from our CEO Louise Dube in Democracy Takes ⬇️

What does the Electoral Count Reform Act say about vote certification delays? What's been happening in Georgia? And what is Campaign Legal Center doing about it? Read Trevor Potter's piece to find out: democracytakes.substack.com/p/understandin…

Thrilled to write a piece for Democracy Notes this week digging into effectiveness (or not) of bridging programs! Take a look: cohesionstrategy.com/post/allison-r…

R state chief elections officials stepping up to counter false election fraud narratives: “America is ready and prepared to carry out a secure, safe, and fair election process…States across the country all have common security and integrity protections.” tinyurl.com/y3jf39rw

🚨 It's out! CSSE's very own Matthew Masterson was this week's guest on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart with Jon Stewart and Stacey Abrams. The topic? All the safeguards we have to ensure safe, secure & transparent elections. Listen below or where you find your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/2J0VeA…

🤔 What should democracy funders know about Indigenous-led civic engagement? Check out Hillary Hooke's new piece in Democracy Notes! democracytakes.substack.com/p/what-should-…

The Democracy Notes podcast is back! Check out Gabriel Lerner and Hahrie Han 한 하 리's conversation about Hahrie's new book, Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church. 🎙️ Listen here! open.spotify.com/episode/1Lt5Fn…

Loved this conversation with Gabriel Lerner on his podcast about #Undivided, democracy, and all the things! penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669326/u… Alfred A. Knopf

Since 2019, AJP has supported 49 local news orgs across 35 states — building sustainable, thriving outlets that equip communities with the information they need at the polls and beyond. This movement to rebuild #localnews is essential to the future of our democracy.

Autocrats exploit “anticipatory obedience” to reduce the resistance that they face when grabbing power. Here’s how that downward spiral happens and how the pro-democracy strategy can be our way out. ifyoucankeepit.org/p/reversing-th…

Executives at a major Bezos-owned company seeking federal contracts met with Donald Trump on Friday, the same day The Post announced it would not make a presidential endorsement.

NEW from FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter and Senior Legal Fellow Mike Parsons: What’s next for the #RankedChoiceVoting movement. Via Democracy Notes / Gabriel Lerner democracytakes.substack.com/p/ranked-choic…

➡️@FairVote Senior Legal Fellow Mike Parsons and I write about what we’ve learned from the 2024 election and what’s next for the #RankedChoiceVoting movement in our new piece for Democracy Notes Gabriel Lerner. democracytakes.substack.com/p/ranked-choic…

Thoughtful piece from FairVote leader Meredith Sumpter & Mike Parsons. Much went well for ranked choice voting this November (like wins in DC & AK) & we will learn from setbacks in seeking wins in new states. Marriage equality lost 31 times on the ballot before 1st winning.

FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter and Senior Legal Fellow Mike Parsons: What’s next for the #RankedChoiceVoting movement. Via Democracy Notes / Gabriel Lerner democracytakes.substack.com/p/ranked-choic…