The Democracy Policy Lab
Your resource for research on the intersections of politics, policy, and democracy. Housed at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, our work uncovers the influence of campaign finance, election administration, civil rights, and labor policies on state-level democratic performance.
The Democracy Policy Initiative and the Democracy Policy Lab seek a motivated and detail-oriented graduate student researcher to support a fall research project examining election administration in California. Interested applicants will need a Handshake account. In Handshake, applicants should search for Job #11159436 (Graduate Student Researcher). Applications should be submitted by July 9th.
May 2026 State Voting LAws Roundup
Voters across the country will face new voting restrictions in the upcoming midterms. Read the latest roundup of state voting legislation from the Democracy Policy Lab and the Brennan Center for Justice.
How Normie Pundits Paved the Way for the Supreme Court Voting Rights Disaster
In the wake of Louisiana v. Callais, faculty director Jake Grumbach lays out how a focus on partisan polarization led to the Supreme Court ruling.
Direct Campaign Contribution Limits Do Not Increase Independent Expenditures
Research indicates that states can safely enact direct contribution limits and bans without worrying about an increase to independent expenditures.
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