The changing demographic face of America is a familiar topic. Most people understand the country is seeing a rapidly aging white population, that the growth in our population is increasingly among people of color, and that these trends have profound societal and political ramifications.

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Hard and soft money, dark money, contribution limits, disclosure of donors—we so easily get caught up in the particulars of campaign finance regulation.

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Have you ever tried to explain to someone who does not follow politics how we elect the president? You always get to that uncomfortable moment where you have to say: No, voters don’t actually elect the president, the members of the Electoral College elect the president.

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Anyone who thinks things are the same from one state to the next should consider redistricting.

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Did you know that 67 percent of military service members don’t have confidence that their ballot was counted during an election? Or that 56 percent of military service members think the process for receiving a ballot is too complicated or confusing?

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In November, voters will not only choose between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton—not to mention candidates from another 16 parties who will appear on at least 20 states—but also vote Yes or No on 125 statewide ballot measures in 35 states (and counting).

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The presidential nomination season comes to an official close with this week's Democratic National Convention, but in many parts of the country the state primary process remains in full swing.

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In case you hadn’t heard, it’s an election year. We can assure you there is a lot more going on this election season than building walls and deleting emails.

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If it feels like your state just finished redistricting, the 2020 census is right around the corner. This term the Supreme Court was busy deciding redistricting cases that came out of the last census. These cases will impact the next set of maps your state draws.

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Online voter registration has taken the election world by storm in recent years and is really the story of elections in from 2012 to 2016.

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