Free and Fair Elections
We believe: All Federal elections should be free and fair.
We support:
📘Expand Voter Access
🎯 Objective:
Ensure every eligible American can vote without obstacles.
✅ Key Actions:
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Automatic Voter Registration (AVR): Register eligible voters automatically through government agencies (e.g., DMV, Social Security).
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Same-Day Registration: Allow voters to register or update their registration on Election Day.
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Vote-by-Mail & Early Voting: Require all states to offer no-excuse vote-by-mail and a minimum 14-day early voting window.
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National Voting Holiday: Make Election Day a federal holiday or shift it to weekends.
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Standardized ID Requirements: Create a uniform federal standard that ensures access while protecting against discrimination.
📘 End Gerrymandering
🎯 Objective:
Ensure fair representation by eliminating partisan map drawing.
✅ Key Actions:
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Independent Redistricting Commissions: Mandate all states to use nonpartisan, citizen led commissions to draw district maps.
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Federal Redistricting Standards: Enforce national criteria for fairness, compactness, and preservation of communities of interest.
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Algorithmic Audits: Use statistical and algorithmic tools to detect and reject gerrymandered maps.
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Public Participation: Require public input and transparency throughout the map-drawing process.
📘 Increase Transparency in Campaign Financing
🎯 Objective:
Expose dark money and ensure voters know who is funding elections.
✅ Key Actions:
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Real-Time Donor Disclosure: Require immediate reporting of all political contributions above $200.
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Ban Anonymous Donations: End the use of shell companies and crypto to anonymously fund campaigns.
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Digital Ad Transparency: Regulate online political ads by requiring full disclosure of funders and targeting methods.
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Reform the FEC: Rebuild the Federal Election Commission with nonpartisan leadership and real enforcement power.
📘 Strengthen Election Security and Integrity
🎯 Objective:
Protect the vote from fraud, interference, and technical failure.
✅ Key Actions:
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Paper Ballot Requirement: All voting systems must produce verifiable paper trails.
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Risk-Limiting Audits: Conduct post-election audits in every state to verify outcomes.
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Modernize Infrastructure: Invest in cybersecurity for all voting systems, especially in rural and underfunded areas.
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Election Worker Protections: Create legal safeguards for poll workers against threats or intimidation.
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Secure Chain of Custody: Implement standardized tracking for all ballots and voting machines.
📘 Promote Civic Trust and Accountability
🎯 Objective:
Educate, engage, and hold all election actors accountable.
✅ Key Actions:
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National Civics Education Program: Reinforce voting literacy in schools with an age-appropriate, nonpartisan curriculum.
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Voting Rights Restoration: Ensure people who have served felony sentences can regain voting rights.
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Disinformation Monitoring: Establish a nonpartisan body to track and flag election disinformation.
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Public Election Funding Option: Allow candidates to opt into clean campaign financing to reduce reliance on major donors.
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Election Oversight Commission: Form an independent federal agency to monitor and enforce fair election standards nationwide.
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Congressional Committees That Oversee Federal Elections
U.S. Senate:
Committee on Rules and Administration
- Primary jurisdiction: Federal elections, FEC, and election technology.
- Oversees the administration of Senate elections and broader election law.
Committee on the Judiciary
- Has jurisdiction over constitutional issues, voting rights, and federal law enforcement aspects of elections.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Addresses election infrastructure security, cyber threats, and coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on protecting election systems.
U.S. House of Representatives:
Committee on House Administration
- Subcommittee on Elections
- Primary jurisdiction: Federal election laws, campaign finance, the Federal Election Commission (FEC), voting systems, and election technology.
- Plays a central role in legislation and oversight related to the integrity and administration of federal elections.
Committee on Oversight and Accountability
- Can conduct investigations into election-related issues, including allegations of fraud or misconduct.
- Has broad oversight jurisdiction over federal programs and agencies.
Committee on the Judiciary
- Handles legislation and oversight relating to constitutional voting rights and federal election law enforcement.
- Addresses issues like the Voting Rights Act, election interference, and voter suppression.