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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 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...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source United States Conference of Mayors
Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety
Local officials should play an active role in protecting voters and poll workers from threats of violence and incidents of harassment which have increased over the past few election cycles. This report outlines how localities can identify imminent threats and build community resilience...

Type Article
Year 2022
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Center for American Progress
Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance
Poll workers are crucial to preserving free and fair elections, and local governments should take action to ensure that poll workers are adequately recruited, properly trained, and protected from harassment and intimidation. This memo outlines difficulties localities have faced in...

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