Resources Applicable to All States
How to Contact Elected Officials (USA.gov)
This interagency resource for government information and services is administered by USAGov, formerly the Federal Citizen Information Center.
www.usa.gov
Contact Government by Topic (USA.gov)
Find contact information for government programs by topic, such as benefits, consumer safety, fraud, and health.
www.usa.gov
Contact Government Officials and Committees (USA.gov)
Find government officials from cabinet members to courts.
www.usa.gov
Where to File Consumer Complaints (USA.gov)
Where to file complaints related to consumer products and safety.
www.usa.gov
Contact Your State Governor (USA.gov)
Quickly find contact information for your state's governor.
www.usa.gov
State Court Websites (NCSC)
Find the websites for your state's court system, from the National Center for State Courts.
www.ncsc.org
List of U.S. Senators (Senate.gov)
The official U.S. Senate website's list of current senators.
www.senate.gov
Swing Districts in the Next Election (SwingLeft.org)
"Swing districts" are places where the winner of the last House of Representatives election was determined by a thin margin. Swing Left helps you find and support progressives in your closest swing district.
swingleft.org
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU.org)
For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
www.aclu.org
Directory of Local Action Groups (IndivisibleGuide.com)
A list of independent groups committed to resisting Trump's agenda, focusing on local, defensive congressional advocacy, and embracing progressive values.
indivisible.org
The Sunlight Foundation
The Sunlight Foundation is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that uses technology, open data, policy analysis and journalism to make our government and politics more accountable and transparent to all.
sunlightfoundation.com
News From Democracy Now
News reports from a national, daily, independent, award-winning program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
www.democrac
State Consumer Fraud Hotline
How to register a consumer complaint with the State attorney general.
myfloridalegal.com
News From ProPublica
ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism devoted to exposing abuse of power.
www.propublica.org
Vote Smart
Type in your zip code in their search box to see a list of all your Federal and State Representatives.
justfacts.votesmart.org
National Parks Conservation Association
Since its founding in 1919, the National Parks Conservation Association has been the independent, nonpartisan voice working to strengthen and protect America's favorite places.
www.npca.org
US Political News from The Guardian UK
www.theguardian.com
Center for Investigative Reporting - Reveal News
The mission of The Center for Investigative Reporting is to engage and empower the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling in order to spark action, improve lives and protect our democracy.
revealnews.org
Bill Moyers - Moyers & Company
Now in archive mode, the blog features essays and videos by managing editor Bill Moyers, as well as the perspectives of other journalists, scholars, activists, and creative men and women in the arts and sciences.
billmoyers.com
Town Hall Project... Listings of every congressman's office hours and/or town hall meetings.
A google doc that lists every congressman's office hours and/or town hall meetings.
townhallproject.com
The Nation Magazine: Take Action - 3 Things You Can Do Each Week
Three things you can do each week to make a difference. Updated weekly.
www.thenation.com
FTC (Federal Trade Commission) - Truth In Advertising
The FTC is a bipartisan federal agency with a unique dual mission to protect consumers and promote competition. The FTC takes law enforcement actions, provides consumer and business education, issues reports and policy guidance, leads workshops, and parti
www.ftc.gov
Basic Qualifications to Be Elected to State Legislatures
Each state's constitution and laws define the qualifications candidates must meet in order to run for office. The tables below show the qualifications in each state.
www.ncsl.org
All On The Line
An organization to stop gerrymandering. Their goal is one person one vote. And every vote should count, and not be nullified by sophisticated computer aided gerrymandering
www.allontheline.org
2020 NPR Election Report: Secure Your Vote
An NPR Special Series linking to all their stories on how to secure your vote in the 2020 election.
www.npr.org
John Oliver on Police Use of Force
John Oliver explains why police need to be held accountable.
www.youtube.com
Brennan Center For Justice - Voting Rights
Vote suppression has a long and ugly history in the U.S., and over the last two decades, it has resurfaced with a vengeance. Through research, lawsuits, and advocacy, the Brennan Center is fighting vote suppression on every front.
www.brennance
Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket is the leading progressive platform dedicated to opinion, advocacy and information about voting rights, elections, redistricting and democracy. Founded in 2020 by Marc Elias, Democracy Docket delivers expert opinion and commentary on voting, as well as provides detailed information about important litigation that will shape our elections and democratic institutions for years to come.
www.democracydocket.com
Election Security and Safety Information for mayors and other city officials
Several organizations have developed materials that may be helpful to mayors and other city officials and we are posting them here. We will continue to update this resource as new information becomes available.
www.usmayors.org
Who Gives a Crap - Nonprofit Toilet Paper
A great way to support the building of rural toilets around the world and save forests with bamboo-based toilet paper.
us.whogivesacrap.org
Court Structures By State
An interactive clickable map that lets you explore the court structures of different states.
cspbr.azurewebsites.net
Ballotopedia Redistricting Report for State
ballotpedia.org
John Oliver on Voting Rights 2021
John Oliver discusses the current attacks on voting rights, who’s behind them, and what we can do about it.
youtu.be
AARP Fraud Watch Network Scam-Tracking Map
The AARP Fraud Watch Network Scam-Tracking Map shows scams reported in your area in real time. Report your scam to warn your neighbors and see what else has been reported near you.
www.aarp.org
Influence Watch
www.influencewatch.org
MGGG Redistricting Lab
The MGGG Redistricting Lab is a research group at Tisch College of Tufts University that grew out of an informal research collective called the Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group
mggg.org
Citizen University
We are working to realize the country we know is possible. A mass multiracial democratic republic that works for everyone. A society with healthy, responsive institutions where every person feels represented and knows how to contribute. A society where we share responsibility for strengthening community and country by reckoning with our past, and recommitting to each other.
citizenunive
Run For Something
Run for Something will recruit and support young, diverse progressives to run for down-ballot races in order to build sustainable power for Democrats in all 50 states.
runforsomet
The Fight To Vote - Guardian UK Series on US Democracy
This series examines the systemic ways that voting rights are denied to so many Americans and how this will impact the US presidential elections
www.theguardian.com
Letters from an American - Heather Cox Richardson
Historians are fond of saying that the past doesn’t repeat itself; it rhymes. To understand the present, we have to understand how we got here. That’s where this newsletter comes in. I’m a professor of American history. This is a chronicle of today’s political landscape, but because you can’t get a grip on today’s politics without an outline of America’s Constitution, and laws, and the economy, and social customs, this newsletter explores what it means, and what it has meant, to be an American.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
NCSL — State Elections Legislation Database
Track your state’s voting legislation by using this database by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Contains state legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year.
www.ncsl.org
CLC - Redistricting: Campaign Legal Center
campaignlegal.org
States United Democracy Center
The States United Democracy Center is a nonpartisan organization advancing free, fair, and secure elections. We focus on connecting state officials, law enforcement leaders, and pro-democracy partners across America with the tools and expertise they need to safeguard our democracy. We are more than a think tank—we are an action tank. And together, we are committed to making sure every vote is counted, every voice is heard, and every election is safe.
statesuniteddemocracy.org
States with Gestational Limits for Abortion
A very useful interactive widget that allows you to see what your state allows or prohibits.
www.kff.org
Yellow Pages Listings for Government Services in Christmas, State
www.yellowpages.com
How Working-Class Life Is Killing Americans, in Charts
working-class life in the United States is more difficult than it is in any other high-income country. “European countries have faced the same kind of technological change we have, and they’re not seeing the people killing themselves with guns or drugs or alcohol,” Case says. “There is something unique about the way the U.S. is handling this.”
www.nytimes.com
How State Legislatures are Politicizing, Criminalizing, and Interfering with Election Administration
This report is a partnership between the States United Democracy Center, Law Forward, and Protect Democracy. In the 21 months since the 2020 election, we have seen a breakdown in the longstanding consensus that election administration belongs in the hands of professional, dispassionate experts, and that naked political interference in vote counting is anathema to a functioning democracy. Over the course of 2021 and into 2022, state legislatures have embarked on a sweeping campaign to propose, consider, and, in some cases, enact measures that increase the risk of election subversion—that is, the risk that an election’s declared outcome does not reflect the choice of the voters.
statesuniteddemocracy.org
Pluribus News
Pluribus News is a groundbreaking new digital media outlet offering the most comprehensive coverage of state-level public policy in America.
pluribusnews.com
Five-Thirty-Eight Redistricting Maps for My State 2022 Elections
projects.fivethirtyeight.com
How your secretary of state affects elections and why you should care
A once under-the-radar governmental role with significant control over elections is getting a lot more attention.
www.pbs.org
‘Democracy on Trial’ documentary
Frontline documentary on Donald J Trump on trial for insurrection.
wgntv.com
Directory of US States Attorneys General Fraud Prevention Offices
Every state has an attorney general that handles consumer fraud within the state. This site, run by an association of state attorney general, has links to every state's fraud investigation unit.
www.consumerresources.org
Fresh Air: Tracing the rise of Christian nationalism, from Trump to the Ala. Supreme Court
Bradley Onishi is a former Christian nationalist who's now a professor of religion and the author of Preparing for War, a critique of the movement and its impact on American democracy.
www.npr.org
The Republicans who voted to overturn the election
Just hours after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, 147 Republicans lawmakers voted to overturn then-president Donald Trump’s election loss, following months of his baseless claims that the November U.S. election had been stolen. Since then, remarkably few have been willing to state clearly on the record whether they believe Trump was cheated by widespread voter fraud.
www.reuters.com
John Oliver on Special Districts
Great report on the importance of Special Districts and why you should care about them.
youtu.be
John Oliver on Payday Loans
John Oliver explains how the leader of the payday loan industry was appointed by the governor of Texas to head a government oversight agency.
youtu.be
CBAN: Community Broadband Action Network
Become a CBAN member and join over 150 existing and aspiring community-based broadband providers, services companies, and other broadband advocates across the United States working for better broadband access, adoption, and affordability for everyone.
broadbandaction.com
How much to households spend on housing in State
USAFacts.org run by Steve Balmer (ex Microsoft exec) is an attempt to give straight data to Americans about issues they care about.
usafacts.org
Indivisible Guide
A practical guide for resisting the Trump agenda. Former congressional staffers offer best practices for making Congress listen.
indivisible.org
Can I Vote?
It’s not difficult to check your records. To start, go to Can I Vote and select State. This site from the National Association of Secretaries of State will help you figure out what you need to do.
www.nass.org
Overseas Vote Foundation, County Specific Voting Information
Superb resource for finding detailed voting information for your state and your county
www.overseasvotefoundation.org