Pro-Democracy Practices

This short report details states impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, the state statutes that outline natural disaster exceptions and actions taken by governors in each state to address impacted polling locations and elections offices.

This white paper poses the questions: Do communities have better health outcomes in states with less restrictive voting policies? And is the opposite also true – do communities have worse health outcomes in states with more restrictive voting policies? Healthy Democracy Healthy People's Gnora Mahs explores actionable ways that health professionals can be champions for an inclusive and representative democracy.

This memo provides a summary and key points around the latest Georgia State Election Board vote to hand count ballots on election night.

As students make their way back to college campuses this Fall, access to the ballot box might be at the front of their minds. This report contains a list of barriers that many students face, as well as policy solutions that states and colleges can implement to ensure that all eligible student voters can cast a ballot come Election Day.

This report investigates the roles different voting structures around the world play in increasing turnout among eligible voters. The purpose is to surface several alternatives the United States could explore as a way of confronting its voting challenges and increasing turnout.