election-reform

A black-and-white 1890 photograph of the U.S. Capitol with horse-drawn carriages in the foreground.
Governor Martin O'Malley signs the National Popular Vote bill in the Maryland State House in 2007.
President Gerald Ford signs the 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments surrounded by legislators in a wood-paneled office.
A group of men in 1850s attire gather on a muddy Sacramento street outside a wooden building.
A monochrome 1934 photograph of Kansas voters lining up at a wooden table in a rural hall to register their party affiliation.
Men in 1850s frontier clothing participate in an oral voting process at a wooden polling station.
A busy 1970s political campaign office in New Jersey with workers using typewriters and rotary phones.
A group of Maine residents in 1996 gather in a wood-paneled community room to discuss campaign finance reform petitions.