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Find out how to confirm your voter registration and register to vote wherever you are.
If you've moved or haven’t voted in a while, your state can cancel your voter registration. Here's how to update your registration so you can vote.
Many states offer online ballot tracking systems, others require contacting election officials. in either case, it's a good idea to confirm that your vote was actually counted.
With the upcoming election, there has been much discussion about voter fraud and how much security there is in our vote. Here is the law for your state regarding challenging votes, and having observers at the polls.
Use these internet websites and generative AI to find what's on your local ballot, at all levels of government, and how to register.
As of 2022 midterm elections approach, here's how redistricting is going. From “cracking” to “packing” we help you understand the tools of gerrymandering and the extent to which it happens in Washington.
Greg Palast, voter suppression expert, says the data shows that 16 million people will have their votes purged, unless they keep their registration confirmed.
Here's how to find a list of your state legislators.
Here's how to call your elected officials to let them know how you feel about the issues of the day.
147 Republicans Voted to Overturn Election Results and deny Americans the right to have their votes counted, based on the disproven myth that there was outcome-determinative fraud in the 2020 election. Use generative AI to learn how your representative voted.
Just like Washington D.C., your state government has a legislature, too. Here's how to find the people who represent you in Washington.
Who is in charge of the police? The Sherrif? Who sets policies and training and oversight of the various police and sheriffs we encounter every day? Who should I vote for if i care about such things?
Each county and state and city has its own political organizations. There are organizations to help you if you are interested in civic engagement.
Local governing bodies may go by different names, but they have one function in common: to be the people's eyes and ears in government.
You can participate in many levels of government: local, county, state, and federal.
Find out what programs serve Washington and Mason County.
You have an important role to play in enforcing Washington consumer protection laws, by reporting it when you experience it.
Learn how to find the right agency to deal with your issue.
Democracy is our most basic governmental idea. It is the secular, Enlightenment era exiperiment that our founding fathers embarked upon, that the power of government should derive from "the consent of the governed" as opposed to "the devine right"from "God" that Kings had always asserted as their source of legitimate authority
Learn the difference between straight democracy and representative government -- and where you fit in.
You've heard the old joke about laws and sausages -- that you don't want to know how they're made? If you disagree, here's what you should know.
Learn about how to file your candidacy for a local or county office.
Organizations that track Personal Finance
Organizations that track Civil Rights legislation.
Organizations that track Consumer Protection legislation.
Find legal information in your zip code for health care issues including access, death, women's, children's, men's, and healthcare for seniors.
Democracy depends on powerful advocates. Here is a list of progressive causes and the organizations that fight for them.
Christian nationalism is an anti-democratic movement and a perversion of the message of Jesus, aimed at giving government the power to impose right wing values on the personal choices of Americans regarding sex, love, death, and all aspects of life.
There are hundreds of organizations on the internet that monitor important legislation. We thank them for their efforts and gratefully link to them here.
The welfare and rights of children affect their health in terms of food and shelter but also mental health, and their choices and civil rights regarding the medical choices and treatments affecting them
Sinclair media and other right-wing companies have made a business of buying up local tv and radio stations, depriving Americans of a true local voice in community affairs. Learn how you can start a community radio station.
Our favorite reliable sources of fact-driven, quality news reporting on issues of interest to consumers.
News articles about democracy, voting, and the constitution.
This site is dedicated to the preservation of democracy against the assault of authoritarians and the enablers that support them.
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