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Citizen Connect (ARCHIVED VERSION) was a nonpartisan doorway to civic action. This site preserves content from over 600 organizations – right, left, and center – previously working to strengthen our democracy. All materials are provided for archival and informational purposes only and are no longer actively updated.

  • Congress Must Update the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Business Can Help.

    Sarah Bonk

    The business community has a bottom-line economic interest in protecting the democratic institutions upon which our republic relies. This includes public trust in elections, orderly transitions of power, and confidence in the safety and security of our electoral process. That is why Business for America calls for swift congressional action to address flaws in the…

  • Imani Power Program

    Ivan Douglas Hicks

    “Discover You!” What were you placed on This Earth to Do?

  • The Trailhead: A Journal Series on Leadership for American Unity

    Caleb Paxton

    One of America’s earliest political cartoons is a message of unity: “Join, or Die.” Published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754, American unity is our first founding ideal—and therefore the purpose of all political leadership. As professionals working in American politics, and as citizens of the United States, how do we choose unity today?

  • Social Workers and the American Promise

    Jere Halligan

    Article from Social Work Today about the important role Social Workers play in advocating for democracy.

  • Party Primaries Must Go

    Nick Troiano

    Atlantic Essay on the problems with partisan primaries.

  • We must not fall short on election reform in 2022

    Rob Richie

    For those seeking better elections and a more representative government in the United States, the coming year is a time of great promise and peril. We have a historic opportunity to advance comprehensive electoral reform, yet have much to lose if we fall short.