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41 Messages

  Daniel G. Newman, MapLight · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 4:24 PM

Innovations for Campaign Finance for Cities

Innovations for Campaign Finance for Cities Can't read or see images? View this email in a browser   Please join MapLight in a conversation about campaign finance innovations With an election year in full swing, cities are experimenting with rules g…
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  Daniel G. Newman, MapLight · [email protected]
August 23, 2023 at 12:35 PM

New MapLight report: Civic engagement tools for governments

New MapLight report: Civic engagement tools for governments Can't read or see images? View this email in a browser   New MapLight Report Highlights Civic Engagement Strategies for a Post-COVID World In a new report, MapLight examines the profound ef…
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  Daniel G. Newman, MapLight · [email protected]
January 31, 2023 at 8:24 PM

democracy victories in Congress, California, and beyond

democracy victories in Congress, California, and beyond Can't read or see images?  View this email in a browser   A Year of Victories: How MapLight Improved Our Democracy in 2022As we move into a new year fighting to strengthen our democracy, MapLigh…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
December 22, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Protect and expand democracy

Protect and expand democracy Can't read or see images?  View this email in a browser   Looking ahead to 2023, the threats to our democracy, and the fights to protect them, will continue. Help protect and expand democracy by donating to MapLight today. …
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  MapLight · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 8:02 PM

MapLight testifies at CA Senate Hearing

MapLight testifies at CA Senate Hearing Can't read or see images?  View this email in a browser   MapLight’s President Daniel G. Newman was honored to testify today at a California Senate hearing on improving CAL-ACCESS, the state’s software system for campa…
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  Daniel Newman, MapLight · [email protected]
October 28, 2022 at 7:54 PM

Democracy Dollars poised to make history

Democracy Dollars poised to make history Reform is on the ballot in Oakland. Can't read or see images?  View this email in a browser   It's an exciting election season at MapLight! Voter’s Edge: The one-stop guide for millions of California votersDo you vo…
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  Daniel Newman, MapLight · [email protected]
August 25, 2022 at 9:44 PM

Democracy Dollars on the ballot

Democracy Dollars on the ballot Reform is on the ballot in Oakland. Also: Counting the Votes in Congress. And a comics excerpt from Unrig. Can't read or see images?  View this email in a browser   Democracy Dollars on the ballot In just 75 days, vot…
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  MapLight · [email protected]
May 25, 2022 at 4:28 PM

The CA Primaries Are Here. Get Ready With Voter’s Edge.

The CA Primaries Are Here.  Get Ready With Voter’s Edge. Our comprehensive online voter guide has you covered. Can't read or see images?  View this email in a browser   Dear Friend,With California’s primary election just around the corner on June 7th and vo…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
March 3, 2022 at 7:32 PM

New Denver Software Launch and More Successes

New Denver Software Launch and More Successes We're making progress towards a more transparent, accountable democracy. Can't read or see images?  View this email in a browser   Dear Friend,It’s no secret that the way most U.S. elections are funded is broken…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 7:10 PM

Exciting news is in store

Exciting news is in store Coming next week View this email in your browser Dear Friend, There’s promising momentum in Congress to improve our democracy. Just last week the House of Representatives passed the For…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 1:16 AM

Social media fueled the Capitol mob. Now Biden and Congress must crack down.

Social media fueled the Capitol mob. Now Biden and Congress must crack down. In the wake of the assault on the Capitol, we must ask why we allow profit-driven companies to set the rules of democratic engagement online. View this email in your browser …
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
January 14, 2021 at 4:59 PM

When disinformation leads to an insurrection

When disinformation leads to an insurrection View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Last Wednesday our nation reeled in horror as a riotous mob attacked the Capitol with the goal of disrupting the democratic…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Goodbye forever, 2020!

Goodbye forever, 2020! Join our effort to make sure we never have a year like this again. View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Like almost everyone else, we are counting the days until this year is behind…
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  The MapLight Team · [email protected]
December 23, 2020 at 6:59 PM

Building a brighter year together

Building a brighter year together We're proud of what we've achieved together -- but we can't stop now. View this email in your browser Dear Friend, 2020 has been a tough year for U.S. democracy. From unfounded …
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
December 23, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Urge the Biden Administration to Tackle Disinformation on Day 1

Urge the Biden Administration to Tackle Disinformation on Day 1 View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Throughout 2020, we’ve seen the significant damage that disinformation has wreaked on our democracy, wit…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
December 18, 2020 at 4:59 PM

Let's bring disinformation out of the dark 🔦

Let's bring disinformation out of the dark 🔦 View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Disinformation has made a bad year worse -- from social media feeds filled with disinformation attempting to sow doubt abo…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
December 9, 2020 at 12:11 AM

Support voters and our future elections

Support voters and our future elections View this email in your browser Dear Friend, 2020 has seen escalating attempts to erode faith in our elections and undermine democracy through attacks on civic participatio…
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  Alec Saslow, MapLight · [email protected]
November 24, 2020 at 10:41 PM

137 Million Views

137 Million Views View this email in your browser Dear Friend, In the wake of the 2020 election, there have been no credible claims of widespread voter fraud. But still, disinformation about the election results has been absolu…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
November 18, 2020 at 7:03 PM

Help End the Spread of Election Disinformation

Help End the Spread of Election Disinformation View this email in your browser Dear Friend, The results are in and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are preparing to take office in January. So why are our social media feeds filled wi…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
October 27, 2020 at 9:01 PM

New Election Deception Tracker Tool - Help Stop Disinformation

New Election Deception Tracker Tool - Help Stop Disinformation View this email in your browser Dear Friend, In the final week before the election, it’s critical we do everything we can to limit disinformation and deceptive cont…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
October 23, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Free copy of “UNRIG” book with your donation

Free copy of “UNRIG” book with your donation View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Earlier this year I wrote a graphic novel, Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, to outline the steps for how we create a government th…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
October 14, 2020 at 6:53 PM

Protect Voters from Online Disinformation

Protect Voters from Online Disinformation View this email in your browser Dear Friend, With the election just weeks away and millions of Americans already casting ballots by mail, it’s absolutely critical that voters have acces…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
October 8, 2020 at 10:08 PM

A Win for Transparency in California

A Win for Transparency in California View this email in your browser Dear Friend, A thriving democracy demands transparency for the way campaigns are funded so that we the voters can properly evaluate candidates with an underst…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 8:14 PM

New Tools to Fight Election Deception

New Tools to Fight Election Deception View this email in your browser Dear Friend, With the election just weeks away, misinformation and deceptive content about voting, candidates, and efforts at voter suppression are continuin…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
September 11, 2020 at 6:31 PM

Fighting Deceptive Online Politics

Fighting Deceptive Online Politics View this email in your browser Dear Friend, With the election less than two months away, we’ve been working to highlight the outsized influence of money in our political system and preparing…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
July 30, 2020 at 7:49 PM

Fixing the Electoral College

Fixing the Electoral College View this email in your browser Dear Friend, The presidential election is just a few months away, putting our outdated Electoral College system into full focus. In my new graphic novel, Unrig: How t…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
July 29, 2020 at 7:29 PM

Protecting the Integrity of the 2020 Election

Protecting the Integrity of the 2020 Election View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Today MapLight released a troubling new report outlining how serious gaps in our nation’s election laws combined with the challenges of …
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
July 28, 2020 at 7:59 PM

A Graphic Novel to Educate and Inspire

A Graphic Novel to Educate and Inspire View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Fixing our democracy demands both clarity of purpose and the inspiration to focus on the long-term solutions that will return power to We the P…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 7:45 PM

Achieving a Better Democracy (In Comics!)

Achieving a Better Democracy (In Comics!) View this email in your browser Dear Friend, It’s been an exciting week since my new graphic novel, Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, became available online and in bookstores. Pu…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
July 8, 2020 at 4:59 PM

My New Graphic Novel on American Democracy

My New Graphic Novel on American Democracy View this email in your browser Dear Friend, I’m excited to share news that my new graphic novel, Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, is out today and available to purchase now on …
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
June 3, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Thursday Webinar: COVID-19 and the Right to Vote

Thursday Webinar: COVID-19 and the Right to Vote View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Between the mass protests, anger at systemic injustice, and the public health and economic crises stemming from COVID-19, protecting…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
April 10, 2020 at 6:32 PM

E-Signatures for Ballot Measures

E-Signatures for Ballot Measures View this email in your browser Dear Friend, I wanted to update you on one of our latest efforts to ensure democracy can thrive amidst the current COVID-19 crisis. As you may be aware, candidate…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Protecting Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus

Protecting Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus View this email in your browser Dear Friend, As the public health and economic crisis spurred by the novel coronavirus continues to spread, I wanted to take a moment to tell you …
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
March 1, 2020 at 5:29 PM

15 Years

15 Years View this email in your browser Dear Friend,   It’s a momentous day at MapLight as we mark our 15th anniversary. I wanted to take a moment to share our sincere appreciation for your support for our work to build a bett…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
February 3, 2020 at 8:04 PM

Toxic Influence

Toxic Influence View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Part of our work to create a government that better represents all of us means partnering with journalists to tell powerful stories about the corrosive influence of m…
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
January 7, 2020 at 8:28 PM

The Power of Public Funding of Elections

The Power of Public Funding of Elections View this email in your browser Dear Friend, After a full election cycle of publicly funded elections in Berkeley, the results are in: Public funding of elections is working to improve …
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  DeAnna Dalton, MapLight · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 6:59 PM

This is it

This is it View this email in your browser Dear Friend, This is it. In just a few short hours, we’ll close the book on 2019.  But instead of slowing down, we at MapLight have been busy brainstorming plans to create a more …
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  Daniel G. Newman, MapLight · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 2:59 PM

Give the gift of democracy

Give the gift of democracy View this email in your browser Dear Friend, The end of the year is a time for reflection. At MapLight, we’re remembering the many ways we helped defend our democracy in 2019. And it’s all thanks …
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  Daniel G. Newman · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 8:21 PM

Zuckerberg and Trump’s Quid Pro Quo

Zuckerberg and Trump’s Quid Pro Quo View this email in your browser Dear Friend, I thought you'd be interested in my new San Francisco Chronicle piece on how Mark Zuckerberg's new political ad rules tilt elections to candidates…
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  Daniel G. Newman, MapLight · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 7:52 PM

This #GivingTuesday, let’s work together to strengthen our democracy

This #GivingTuesday, let’s work together to strengthen our democracy View this email in your browser Dear Friend, This #GivingTuesday, give America the gift of a stronger democracy. This past year has reminded a…
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  The MapLight Team · [email protected]
September 6, 2019 at 3:03 PM

Welcome to MapLight

MapLight Master List Hello, Thank you for signing up for MapLight's email list. By subscribing, you are opting to receive updates about our research findings and news about our organization. But more than that, you are joining our team in the fight for a fair democ…
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