Requiring every citizen to vote would make our elections more inclusive and our democracy more legitimate.
Miles Rapoport
Miles Rapoport is the co-author of 100% Democracy and the executive director of 100% Democracy: An Initiative for Universal Voting and a senior fellow at the Ash Center of the Harvard Kennedy School. He served as secretary of state in Connecticut and is a member of the board of The American Prospect.
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How Worried Should We Be About Our Election System?
Malevolent intent is now a given. But will the pushback be strong enough?
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A Kentucky Surprise: Bipartisan Reforms to Ease Voting
What’s different about Kentucky—and what could other states learn?
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Unsanitized, Election Edition: One Reason So Many People Are Voting
Because they can! This is an Election 2020 Special Daily Report for Halloween, 2020.
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Not a Typo: States Made 2019 a Historic Year for Election Reform
Campaigns to democratize the ballot box saw significant victories.
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States Lock In Fair and Just Redistricting Despite Supreme Court Decision
Voting rights advocates and litigators in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and other key states are fighting against gerrymandering—and reaping dividends just in time for 2021.
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Election Reforms Really Mattered in 2018
A new report analyzes the features that define states with high turnout rates.
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New York’s Democracy Reform Bill, and the Message It Sends
After decades in which all reforms were stymied, the new legislature enacted sweeping changes to voting laws on its second day in session.
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A New Playing Field for Democracy Reform
To win substantive reforms, our system is overdue for structural reforms. 2018 creates an opening.
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Tuesday’s Verdict on Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering
In numerous states, voters elected new governors and legislatures, and passed ballot measures that could reverse the Republicans’ war on democracy.