WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund, a leading anti-corruption and voting rights group with over four million members nationwide, released the first-ever State Democracy Scorecard to provide an overall rating of the state of democracy in all 50 states and highlight warning signs, areas for progress and key defenders of democracy ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

The full scorecard is available online here.

“This new scorecard shows that our democracy is not the same. In reality, your power at the ballot box and your say in your government depends on the state you live in.” said Tiffany Muller, President of the ECU // LAV Action Fund. “While lawmakers in several states are working to erect roadblocks to voting, others have expanded voting options. Some states are taking steps to protect their elections from attempts to undermine or overturn results — others are doing far from doing enough to protect the will of voters. Our hope is that the 2022 State Democracy Scorecard will inform voters of the potential implications of the upcoming midterm elections and motivate them to urge their candidates and elected officials to strengthen democracy for all.”

While other organizations and analyzes have produced scorecards that consider voting and anti-corruption issues as distinct policy areas, She summarizes these for the first time in an overall grade. The 2022 Scorecard examined three areas of good governance in developing the scores: a state assessment of electoral laws and ballot box access, campaign finance and anti-corruption laws, and safeguards against democracy-subversion practices such as partisan manipulation.