Democracy Labs is a hub for ongoing technology and creative innovation that serves progressive campaigns and organizations at the national, state, and local levels.
Our focus is on long term, sustainable and affordable solutions. An approach that is longer than an election cycle, and isn’t purely dependant on volunteers, can enable more qualified candidates to run for office and for more issue groups to bring about positive social change.
Democracy Labs is a project of the Tides Advocacy Fund.
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Former President Barack Obama eulogized the late Rep. John Lewis as “a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America” that lies in the nation’s future. John devoted his time on this Earth fighting the very attacks on democracy … we’re seeing circulate right
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Voter ID laws prevent or intimidate millions of eligible Americans from casting their ballot. Obtaining an ID that fulfills voting requirements is costly and confusing. It often requires navigating arcane systems and
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ZOOM makes it easy to connect, but how do you get supporters to take the next step and donate? How can they do this while still watching the event? How can this
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How many registered voters didn’t vote? How many votes were cast in the Presidential, Senatorial and other races? How can these insights help GOTV efforts?
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Who do the wealthiest Americans donate their money to? Where did White House officials work before they were appointed? Which lobbyists are married to politicians? Who do they lobby for? LittleSis is
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Which counties have the most unregistered voters? How does a county’s racial composition impact how many residents get to vote? Where should organize focus to increase voter registration and turnout? Savvy organizers
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Rural voters decide many elections. Organizers have to deal with remote communities, poor roads and sparse internet coverage to organize and mobilize them to vote. Reclaim Our Vote volunteers in Georgia travel
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“Democracy relies on citizens’ trust that each vote is counted as cast” – Verified Voting Who makes the machines that count the votes? How are votes counted? This interactive map provides answers in
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Keep ’em honest. Photograph publicly displayed poll tapes of the vote count. “Photograph poll tapes at the polling place on election night and check the vote totals against the official vote totals
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Voters become citizen reporters with SeeSay2020 to spotlight incidents of voter suppression making it easier for voting right advocates and the media to react quickly. Superman is “Faster than a speeding bullet!”. So is crowdsourced reporting of
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Federal law prohibits voter intimidation. The right of each voter to cast his or her ballot free from intimidation or coercion is the foundation of a free and democratic society. Federal law
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