Campaigns and Elections
The democratic system is intended to give everyone a voice in the process. Unfortunately, a series of Supreme Court decisions have allowed wealthy donors and special interests to spend millions of dollars—often without disclosure—in an effort to drown out the voices of most Americans. As political campaign costs continue to skyrocket, many Members of Congress feel pressured to spend too much time raising money instead of legislating and serving the needs of all of their constituents. Fixing the broken U.S. campaign finance system and preventing wealthy, special interests from dominating politics must be a top priority. Senator Durbin’s Fair Elections Now Act would restore public confidence in the election process by establishing a small donor, public financing system for Senate campaigns.
In addition to the deluge of political spending in recent years, the right to vote has been under assault. After the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in the divided 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision, several state legislatures pushed through discriminatory and onerous restrictions on voting, including cuts to early voting and the implementation of strict voter identification laws. Senator Durbin supports protecting and preserving the fundamental right to vote by fighting against voter suppression and working to restore the Voting Rights Act. Senator Durbin also supports ensuring that U.S. elections are secure against cyberattacks and other malicious interference efforts from foreign adversaries by providing the necessary federal resources and assistance to state and local election officials to help protect U.S. elections.
Latest
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08.12.24
Durbin, Klobuchar, Welch, Lead Colleagues In Urging Justice Department To Protect Election Workers Ahead Of 2024 Election
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01.27.21
Durbin: Senate Has a Responsibility to Move Forward with the Second Impeachment Trial for Donald Trump
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01.20.21
Durbin Statement on Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
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01.06.21
Durbin Speaks on Senate Floor About Violence at the U.S. Capitol & 2020 Election Certification
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01.03.21
Durbin Honored to Represent Illinois in Fifth Term as U.S. Senator
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01.03.21
Durbin, Bipartisan Colleagues: Voters Have Spoken, Congress Must Fulfill Its Responsibility
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12.15.20
Durbin: Time to Move Past Election and Help President-Elect Biden Lead
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10.02.20
Durbin Joins Colleagues To Highlight Need For State Assistance To Prevent Ongoing Threat Of Foreign
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09.30.20
Durbin Slams Republicans For Ignoring Russian Threat In 2020 Election, Questions Comey On President's Vulnerability In Light Of Personal Debts
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09.18.20
Durbin Joins Colleagues To Urge Online Platforms To Take Additional Measures To Stop Voting Related Misinformation And Disinformation
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09.03.20
Durbin, Leading Senate Dems Demand Immediate U.S. Sanctions For Russian Interference In 2020 Elections
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09.01.20
Durbin, Senators To Evanina: Election Security Demands Disclosure Of Russian Threat - To Congress & The American People
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08.25.20
Durbin, Duckworth Urge USPS To Prioritize Election Mail Ahead Of November General Election
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08.20.20
Durbin, Duckworth Convene Call With USPS And Illinois State Board Of Elections Leaders To Discuss Constituent Concerns About Voting By Mail
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08.13.20
Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Dems In Urging USPS To Fix Delays And Avoid Cost Increases For Election Mail
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08.06.20
Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Celebrating 55th Anniversary Of Voting Rights Act
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08.05.20
Durbin: Russian Interference In Our Elections Is A Threat To Our Democracy
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03.10.20
One Year After House Passage, Durbin Calls On Senate To Pass For The People Act
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03.05.20
Durbin: What Are We Doing To Prevent Election Interference From China?
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10.22.19
Durbin: Shame On Us If We Don't Do Everything In Our Power To Protect The Integrity Of Our Elections
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08.28.19
Durbin Statement On Senator Isakson's Decision To Resign
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08.09.19
Durbin Statement On Passing Of U.S. Representative Paul Findley
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07.31.19
Durbin Calls On McConnell To End Legislative Graveyard & Protect Our Elections From Foreign Interference
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07.31.19
Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Democratic Caucus To Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
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07.24.19
Durbin Introduces Fair Elections Now Act
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07.24.19
Durbin, Duckworth Discuss Election Security With State Board Of Elections Chair Chuck Scholz
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07.11.19
Durbin Statement On Administration Briefing Regarding Election Security
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06.04.19
Senate Passes Durbin, Graham Bipartisan Election Interference Bill
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05.17.19
Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Landmark Election Security Legislation
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05.16.19
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Durbin, Graham Bipartisan Election Interference Bill
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05.16.19
Durbin: Why Won't Leader McConnell Bring An Election Security Bill To The Floor?
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05.07.19
Durbin: Special Counsel Report Is Far From "Case Closed"
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05.06.19
Durbin, Graham Reintroduce Bipartisan Election Interference Bill
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04.18.19
Durbin Statement On Special Counsel Mueller's Report To Congress
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04.02.19
Durbin, Schatz, Feinstein, Gillibrand Introduce Constitutional Amendment To End Undemocratic Electoral College
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02.28.19
Illinois Meets With Illinois State Board Of Elections Director To Discuss Election Security Funding
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02.26.19
Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Introduce Voter Empowerment Act
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01.03.19
Durbin Statement on Swearing-In Of New Illinois Representative
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11.14.18
Durbin Meets With Illinois Representatives-Elect
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11.14.18
Durbin Re-Elected Senate Democratic Whip For 116th Congress
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10.11.18
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Durbin-Graham Bipartisan Election Interference Bill
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07.24.18
Durbin Calls On Senate Republicans To Support Election Security Funding For States
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07.14.18
Durbin, Senior Dem Senators: President Trump Must Cancel Meeting With Putin Unless He Makes Attack On U.S. Election Number One Issue
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07.13.18
Durbin Statement On Special Counsel Indictment Of 12 Russians For Hacking In 2016 U.S. Election
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06.12.18
Durbin Questions Trump Admin On Efforts To Stop Future Election Interference
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04.26.18
Durbin, Graham Introduce Bipartisan Election Interference Bill
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04.09.18
Durbin, Quigley, Clerk Orr and State Election Officials Highlight New Funding for Election Security
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10.31.17
Durbin Questions Facebook, Twitter, & Google On Extremist Content And Russian Disinformation
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07.26.17
Durbin Introduces Fair Elections Now Act
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07.02.17
Durbin Calls On Illinois To Refuse Request To Release Illinois Voter Files To Trump Commission On Voter Fraud
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06.22.17
Durbin Joins Bill To Increase Voter Participation
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06.21.17
Durbin Meets with Illinois Board of Elections Director to Discuss Election Security
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06.15.17
Durbin, Hastings Work to Strengthen Illinois' Election Systems From Future Acts of Cyberwarfare
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05.11.17
Durbin on Trump Voter Fraud Order: We Need an Independent, Nonpartisan Investigation into the 2016 Election
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05.10.17
Durbin Calls on Trump to Respond to Russian Cyberattacks on French Election—and Ours
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05.09.17
Durbin: What are we waiting for to respond to Russian cyberattack on 2016 election?
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03.15.17
Durbin: Russia Has Been Refining Its Cyber Warfare Tactics For A Decade, Now It’s Using Them Against America
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03.13.17
Senators Call On Deputy Attorney General Nominee Rosenstein To Clarify Stance On Sessions Recusal, Respond To Intel Report On Russian Cyberattacks
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03.08.17
Durbin: President Trump Trying To Deflect From Number One Issue: Russia
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03.07.17
Durbin: Nothing Ordinary About Investigation Into Russian Connection
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03.02.17
Durbin Statement On Sessions False Testimony On Russian Connection
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03.01.17
Durbin: Biggest Omission Of President Trump’s Address: Russia
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02.28.17
Durbin: Investigate Trump Administration’s Russian Connection And 2016 Election Cyber-Attack
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02.24.17
Durbin Joins 26 Senators In Calling For A Full Account Of The Election Assistance Commission’s Efforts To Address Russian Cybersecurity Threats
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02.17.17
Durbin Statement On Passing Of Bob Michel
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02.17.17
Durbin: The American People Deserve An Investigation Of Trump’s Russian Connection Now
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01.26.17
Durbin To President Trump: It’s A Deal - Let’s Fully Investigate 2016 Election
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01.24.17
Durbin: We Need The Truth About President Trump And Russia Now
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01.17.17
Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats To Jeff Sessions: Don’t Block Russia Hack Investigation
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01.11.17
Durbin Statement On Further Reports Of Russian Interference In The United States, Changing Context Of Sessions Hearing
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01.06.17
Durbin Statement on U.S. Intel Report on Russian Cyberattacks