Prosecuting Political Leaders During an Election
A framework for understanding when it’s appropriate to prosecute a candidate for public office
April 3, 2024
Federal Judge Greenlights Lawsuit Challenging Virginia’s Permanent Felony Disenfranchisement Law
First-of-its-kind suit seeks to repeal discriminatory voting ban, alleging it violates a 150+ year-old Reconstruction Era law
March 18, 2024
A Democracy Crisis in the Making
How state legislators are politicizing, criminalizing, and interfering with election administrators.
December 7, 2023
Sources of Change: Toward a Different Kind of Party Government — Proportional Representation for Federal Elections
In this chapter, we give some ‘pros and cons’ of three PR forms: mixed-member proportional, single transferable vote, and open-list proportional.
October 16, 2023
What is election subversion?
Election subversion is any effort to change the rules to prevent the true election winner from taking office. It includes disinformation, voter intimidation & suppression, and election denialism.
August 14, 2023
Virginia Readmission Act Litigation
Protect Democracy has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Virginia Constitution’s broad felony disenfranchisement provision.
June 26, 2023
Lawsuit alleges Virginia’s Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision violates Reconstruction-era federal law
Protect Democracy, ACLU of Virginia, and WilmerHale file lawsuit on behalf of disenfranchised Virginians.
June 26, 2023
A Democracy Crisis in the Making
How state legislators are politicizing, criminalizing, and interfering with election administrators.
June 8, 2023
The Authoritarian Playbook
How reporters can cover and distinguish threats from politics-as-usual
June 15, 2022
Beyond Lawyers and Technocrats
Democracy will not be saved through strictly legal or technocratic interventions. Rather, its redemption requires a diverse coalition.
December 13, 2021