Are election law changes really much ado about nothing?

A new study suggests that recent state-level changes in a number of states don’t have the partisan effect some expected.
Voters with disabilities surged in ’22, thanks to vote-by-mail

When you meet voters where they are, they’re far more likely to participate in elections.
Lift others’ voices. Democracy will thank you for it.

We have a democratic duty to lift up the voices and share the stories of others, particularly those of us who have been historically silenced.
What? So What? Now What?: SCOTUS’ Moore vs. Harper ruling

The 6-3 high court ruling is a victory – and a big relief – for voting rights advocates in the United States.
The 2023 Summer of Democracy Reading List

We asked, and Nebraskans delivered by nominating more than 100 titles for our annual summer reading list on democracy, civics, history, and the social sciences. Here are our favorites from the bunch.
The Nation’s Report Card: Our job is clear

For many young people, it’s a struggle to understand how our institutions work and, moreover, why civic engagement is important. It’s going to take all of us to change this.
The Complete Patriot’s Guide to Cinco de Mayo

The holiday was born of geopolitical conflict, persisted via devotion to democracy, revived by 20th-century Mexican-American activism, and morphed by money and marketing into what it is today.
Lincoln: Few concerns in city’s general election

Civic Nebraska trained and deployed about two dozen Election Protectors to observe precincts around the capital city and has responded to several queries to its day-of Election Protection Line
2023 Summer of Democracy Reading List: Share your picks!

Every spring, we count on Nebraskans to nominate book titles for all ages that are fun and funny as well as serious and fundamental to our democracy.
‘It’s dictated by us’: Strengthening Democracy Awards 2023

April 13, 2023, was a night we won’t soon forget.