Important read from @civicdesign: Their four principles for designing clear, effective government forms:

1⃣ Make it trustworthy.
2⃣ Explain the problem clearly.
3⃣ Be specific about the problem.
4⃣ Tell them how to take action successfully.

More here: civicdesign.org/form-letters...

Why are people mowing at 8 a.m. I am too pretty for this.

Today's elections executive order is a stew of unfunded mandates and barriers that will make it more difficult for election officials to administer secure elections and more challenging for eligible U.S. citizens to participate in our democracy. Our statement:

Everybody has a plan until a cat falls asleep in their lap

Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.

In coming weeks, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider the SAVE Act, a bill with the potential to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and penalize election administrators for minor errors.

Our team examined its far-reaching impacts: responsivegov.org/research/the...

NEW: Responsive Gov has released our latest Election Policy Progress Reports, evaluating a historic year of state voting reforms in 2024. MI, MN, and CO received A+ grades, while NC earned the only F grade of all 50 states. responsivegov.org/election-pol...