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Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2012
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source FairVote
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This model act allows a city or county to conduct a local election using ranked choice voting in which voters rank the candidates for office in order of preference. Ranked choice voting elections may be used for single-winner elections, such as Mayor, or for elections that elect multiple...

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2020
Level City or Town, County, State, National
State(s) All States
Source Center for Democracy & Technology
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Data & Technology
Misinformation and disinformation that suppresses voter participation can be deployed through a variety of media. Online voter suppression can range from inaccurate information about the date of an election, to inaccurate reports of long lines, to efforts to persuade people that an...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Center for American Progress
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health
This report outlines the role cities can play in protecting safe and fair elections. It details how cities can help facilitate voter registration and participation, mitigate voter confusion, and provide valuable support to local election officers in carrying out their duties....

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2010
Level County
State(s) Wisconsin
Source City Of Madison Engineering Division
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
Best Value Contracting creates a set of enforceable qualifications with a single point of accountability, pervormance qualifications, workforce development, oversight and transparency on publicly funded projects....

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) -
Source American Sustainable Business Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
On Jan. 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its Citizens United decision that corporations are free to spend unlimited sums of money in elections. According to opinion polling released by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance and Small Business Majority,...
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Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2002
Level City or Town, County
State(s) California
Source San Francisco Board Of Supervisors
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This amendment to the San Francisco County Charter calls for instant runoff balloting for municipal elections for the November 5th, 2002 election and all subsequent elections for the offices of Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, Treasurer, Assessor-Recorder, Public Defender and members...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2014
Level County
State(s) All States
Source Good Jobs First
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Finance & Procurement
The intensification of economic inequality, one of the defining issues of our times, has many causes, ranging from the weakening of labor unions to the decimation of inheritance taxes. This report argues that another factor belongs on the list: subsidies given by state and local governments...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level City or Town, State
State(s) All States
Source Faith in Action
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
The goal of Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) is to build year-round organizations in cities and states that have an organized constituency of people who register to vote, turnout to vote, mobilize others into political activity, and hold their elected officials accountable through...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level County
State(s) All States
Source SiX Action
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
Now, more than ever, the strength of our democracy is not something we can take for granted. Our democracy works only as long as people participate and believe in our election systems. To that end, we need to ensure that our system of registration and voting is modern, secure, and...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Fairvote
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Democracy & Governance
Localities should consider adopting rank choice voting (RCV) for local elections, because RCV elections improve opportunities for candidates of color and increase voter engagement with the electoral process. This report outlines how candidates of color in cities with RCV elections...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2022
Level City or Town
State(s) District of Columbia
Source City of Washington, D.C.
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This ordinance limits campaign contributions from non-resident donors to an aggregate dollar amount and requires campaigns to maintain identification records for non-resident donors. ...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2013
Level County
State(s) All States
Source Mayors Innovation Project
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance
Businesses owned by people of color create jobs and build wealth in communities of color. Yet despite rapid growth of entrepreneurship among people of color - and women of color in particular - these businesses face significant barriers to growth and success. Government spending on...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town, State
State(s) All States
Source FairVote
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
Safe districts are the electoral districts which are regarded as “secure” for a certain political party or candidate to win. In a winner-take-all system, the votes of people who have a mix of political viewpoints or prefer a different political party are insufficient to elect anyone....

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source National Low Income Housing Coalition
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Housing
The same communities that face the greatest barriers to securing stable, accessible, and affordable housing also face the greatest barriers to voting. This guide provides an overview of key considerations for planning a nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement campaign. It recommends...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town, National
State(s) All States
Source National League of Cities
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
Historical and structural barriers like voter ID laws, gerrymandering, and limited polling sites have disproportionately disenfranchised affects, Indigenous, Latinx/Hispanic, and communities of color. All levels of government should implement voting systems that ensures accessible...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level National, State
State(s) All States, District of Columbia
Source National Low Income Housing Coalition
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Housing
Low-income renters face many structural barriers to casting their ballots and having their votes counted. This report highlights the importance of housing providers supporting accessible voter registration and provides recommendations. Best practices include contacting residents directly...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level City or Town, State
State(s) All States
Source The Campaign Legal Center
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
American democracy is being subverted by a relatively small number of people and organizations that spend large amounts of money to influence who runs for office, who is elected, and the issues that will be up for debate. To combat this influence, this report recommends public financing...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2017
Level County
State(s) California
Source Ventura County
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
The Ventura County Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance helps the individual voter by reducing the potential influence, and the appearance of influence, resulting from large campaign contributions to candidates, committees supporting candidates, or independent expenditure committees....

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2014
Level City or Town, National, State
State(s) All States
Source Brennan Center for Justice
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
Citizens United allows unlimited election spending by outside groups, but requires this spending to be independent of candidates and campaigns; this requirement is frequently violated as campaigns and outside groups coordinate activity. This report reviews coordination laws and enforcement...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level State, National
State(s) All States
Source FairVote
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This report explores the potential impact of implementing the Fair Representation Act (HR 3057). The Fair Representation Act would require states to elect their House representatives with ranked choice voting in multi-winner districts drawn by independent commissions, thus establishing...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) Colorado
Source CleanSlateNow Action
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
The Fair Elections Act/Democracy For The People Initiative establishes campaign finance transparency, small donor contribution matching, and campaign contribution limits for city elections...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) Texas
Source City of San Antonio
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This ordinance establishes an election to authorize the city to levy a minor sales and use tax that would generate funding for early child development and education services in the city. It also provides election logistics including dates, locations, and permitted voting methods....

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town, State
State(s) All States, Wyoming
Source Local Progress
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
Big money in local elections limits who can run, who can win, and ultimately leads to governments that fail to reflect the needs of everyday people. To combat large campaign donations, political action committees, Super PACs, and rising outside spending, local governments should implement...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2000
Level City or Town
State(s) New York
Source City of New York
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This ordinance specifies a system to assist in distributing voter registration materials, by requiring agencies to distribute voter registration forms....

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Prison Policy Initiative
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Democracy & Governance
Because the Census counts incarcerated individuals as residents of the places they were confined, localities with correctional facilities will have fewer residents thus granting their residents greater representation in local elections. This fact sheet outlines how some localities...

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