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“Same Day Registration” (SDR) greatly expands opportunities for Americans to participate in the electoral process and cast a ballot that will be properly counted by allowing citizens to register and vote on Election Day or during the period immediately preceding an election. States that allow for
Policy Briefs
Youjin B. Kim
Steven Carbó

On the manner in which incarcerated populations are counted for purposes of redistricting. This issue has become increasingly important to the fairness of redistricting around the country.

Testimony and Public Comment
Brenda Wright
For far too long, brokers have been selling their older clients complex investments known as structured products. These products are so risky, and so costly in fees, that some of them are almost sure money losers. They entered retirement portfolios like Trojan horses, and then destroyed people’s
Research
John F. Wasik

Dēmos has measured the comparative effectiveness of five leading fiscal proposals. We evaluate the plans in eight categories: jobs and public investment; health care affordability; Social Security income; education; defense policy; fair and adequate revenues; and long-term debt reduction.

Policy Briefs
Heather C. McGhee
Ben Peck
Sarah Babbage
Andrew Fieldhouse
We have analyzed the likely impact on voter turnout should California adopt Election Day Registration (EDR). The availability of EDR procedures should give voters who have not previously registered or need to update their information the opportunity to vote. Consistent with existing research on the
Policy Briefs
Jonathan Nagler

How Maine can use deposits of state tax revenue to tilt the economic playing field back toward Main Street businesses, our community banks, and long-term job growth. 

Research
Heather C. McGhee
Jason Judd

Prison-based gerrymandering is the practice of counting incarcerated persons as “residents” of a prison when drawing legislative districts in order to give extra influence to the districts that contain the prisons. The U.S. Constitution requires that election districts be roughly equal in size, so

Policy Briefs
Brenda Wright

A Washington Investment Trust will generate new revenue for Washington, save local governments money, and make our businesses less dependent on the Wall Street banks that have cut back on lending to small businesses and consumers in our state.

Policy Briefs
Heather C. McGhee
Jason Judd

How Main Street Partnership Banks Can Improve Local Economies

Policy Briefs
Heather C. McGhee
Jason Judd
Demos respectfully urges the Committee on the Judiciary to give swift approval to the Fair Elections Now Act. 
Testimony and Public Comment
Miles Rapoport