Demand more accurate and informative maps for visualizing election results
When national election results are reported to the American public, they are by default visualized in maps with each state filled in ...
New Kickstarter-way of donating to political candidates: “Take a stand or get nothing”
Frustrated that a candidate for elected office hasn’t taken a stance on a heated issue yet? Here’s an idea offered by ...
How to solve low voter turnout in national elections (hint: mandatory city elections)
If you think universal voter turnout is an impossible pipe dream in the United States, because Congress would never enact a law ...
Law students + citizens barred from voting = organizing for democracy
Americans who’ve finished their time in prison should be able to fully rejoin society and undertake one of the most important ...
Create a new American tradition: Vote At The Dinner Table Day
We already have a National Voter Registration Day in America. In the same spirit, it’s time to establish a National Vote ...
Create a corruption index for rating elected officials
Combine information from existing voter guides and lists concerning ethics and democracy reform, e.g. common cause, CREW, etc., in ...
Rank Colleges by Vote Participation
Match a college’s enrollment records against the voter file and tell them how many of their students are registered and how often ...
Pledge to vote for the candidate who spends the least
Pick 1-2 races and do intensive organizing to get people to pledge to vote for the candidate who spends the least. Disruptive and crazy ...
Advocate to fix dorm voting in VAN
The VAN (Voter Activation Network) has inadequate systems for students on campus and dorms. Advocate with VAN to fix them in advance of ...