Filter by: ElectionsLocal ElectionsLocal GovernmentGovernmentState GovernmentHistoryProtestRacial JusticeVoting RightsCensusDistrictingConstitutionStatehood Local Elections 2021 Every year is an election year! Even when there aren’t national or statewide elections, local elections are happening across the country. State Legislatures When most people think about the legislative branch of government, they think about the U.S. Congress. But all 50 states have their own. The March on Washington In 1963, leaders of the civil rights movement organized the March on Washington to protest ongoing racial inequity. Community Districting Census results are used to create new legislative and congressional districts to ensure proportional representation in government. The 26th Amendment and the Youth Vote The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended the right to vote to all Americans aged 18 and older. D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Territories Residents of DC, PR, and other U.S. territories have fundamentally different rights and representation than residents of the 50 states.
