University of Wisconsin–Madison

ProGov21 Policy Library

Policy Area
Policy Area Scrollable Checkbox List
Material Type
Material Type Scrollable Checkbox List
Level
Level Scrollable Checkbox List
State
State Scrollable Checkbox List
Source
Source Scrollable Checkbox List
Year
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 Act or Session Law
Year 2021
Level National
State(s) All States
Source United States Congress
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
Recognizing the barriers many voters face in accessing the poles, the United States Congress passed Bill S.2747 to strengthen voter rights by expanding voter registration and improve voting access through programs like vote-by-mail and early voting. ...

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 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) Washington
Source City of Seattle
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Civil Rights
This report identifies many obstacles that keep immigrant communities from participating in Seattle's civic and political life. It highlights five general areas of concern and developed a series of practical recommendations that the mayor's office can embrace to help address these...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level State, National
State(s) All States
Source FairVote
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
A primary runoff election is held if no candidate surpasses the necessary threshold for victory in the initial primary election. Voter awareness of the system and a dip in enthusiasm following the initial primary has resulted in a trend of voter turnout dropping in the runoff election....

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level State, National
State(s) All States
Source FairVote
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
The party primary system, rather than enhancing democracy, often results in a low-turnout race in which some voters are excluded by law, and the winner frequently does not have majority support of all voters in the district. In conjunction with ballot access rules that discriminate...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) Maryland
Source Town of Somerset
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This charter amendment specifies who is considered a qualified voter in Somserset County, MD. It specifically states that any person who has resided within the limits of the town for 14 days preceding any election is a qualified voter....

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) Minnesota
Source City of Minneapolis
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This ordinance requires landlords to provide new tenants with voter registration forms at the time the tenant begins their residency. This obliges landlords to make new residents to the area as well as new tenants who have previously not registered to vote aware of voter registration...

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2012
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source FairVote
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This report examines alternatives to America's winner-take all electoral system showing that it can lead to the election of unpopular outcomes. Alternative voting methods examined include instant runoff voting (IRV), Bucklin voting, approval voting, range voting, the Borda count,...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source Dane County Clerk's Office
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
City of Madison issued 66,834 absentee ballots in the 2016 General Election, truly shattering all previous records. The November 2016 election saw over twice the number of issued and returned absentee ballots as any previous election. The number of pre-registered voters prior to Election...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2013
Level City or Town
State(s) Maryland
Source City of Takoma Park
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Civil Rights
This charter amendment is uniquely possible due to Maryland's State Statutes, which allow localities to lower the voting age. This amendment expands non-partisan voter registration, extends registration, allows same-day registration, permits individuals aged 16 and 17 to register...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Local Policy Lab
Policy Areas Civil Rights
City government elections influence issues such as education, infrastructure, and public safety, but rarely achieve the same voter turnout as national elections. This brief offers strategies local governments can use to improve voter turnout such as voter education campaigns, registration...

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 2018
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source The Center for Popular Democracy
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
Data shows that most Americans who are registered to vote cast a ballot on Election Day. Cities and counties can address the problem of declining voter engagement, exacerbated by barriers to voter registration, through increasing registration in their jurisdictions with city and county...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source People's Action
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Community Development
In order to build a strong, progressive populist movement in the United States, it is necessary to strengthen the integrated voter engagement capacity in rural areas and small towns in alignment with progressive organizing efforts in metropolitan areas. This report shares key data...

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 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 Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Mayors Innovation Project
Policy Areas Civil Rights
City government elections influence issues such as education, infrastructure, and public safety, but rarely achieve the same voter turnout as national elections. This brief offers strategies local governments can use to improve voter turnout such as voter education campaigns, registration...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level County
State(s) All States
Source State Innovation Exchange
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
Our registration and voting system generally works well, but in the age of computers, modernizing our outdated, paper-based voter registration system is just common sense. A system of automatic voter registration (AVR) is a small but important change that would replace our current...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) Ohio
Source City of Sandusky
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This ordinance codifies General Election Days as paid holidays for City Employees. ...

Displaying 20 of 20 records.

Remove Entry

Are you sure you want to remove this?

There was an error communicating with the server.

Please try again later.

There was an error while saving your data.

Please try again later.

Error

Please try again later.

Update Page Content

You are leaving the page

Please make sure you saved all of the modules to avoid losing any data.