For Immediate Release Thursday, March 4, 2021
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed a package of democracy reform legislation (H.R. 1) on Wednesday night that features important proposals to improve the health of America’s democracy. The bill would increase participation in the voting process and disclosures on secret political spending as well as reform redistricting practices. It would also create a small donor empowerment system for federal elections, which would help combat the overwhelming influence of big money in politics.
The House legislation folds together a number of long-standing reform efforts, including the Automatic Voter Registration Act, Voter Empowerment Act, Redistricting Reform Act, the DISCLOSE Act, the Honest Ads Act and the Government by the People Act. The bill, authored by Rep. John Sarbanes, would amplify the voices of small donors by matching small contributions with limited public funds at a six-to-one rate for U.S. House candidates.
Statement: House passes timely, important democracy reform legislation uspirg.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from uspirg.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New York passes automatic voter registration; all S.I. state legislators but Savino vote against bill
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 24, 2020
“Anyone who wants to sell you conspiracy theories on people registering to vote who aren’t eligible are lying to you or didn’t read the bill,” said Sen. Diane Savino. (Staten Island Advance/Rebeka Humbrecht)
Facebook Share
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. New York state streamlined voter registration this week by establishing automatic voter registration at agencies across the state.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2020 on Dec. 22; it will go into effect in 2023. The legislation has been introduced in every Senate session since 2015 but has received pushback from Republicans.