Why are democracies reeling?
To date, there’s no consensus explanation for what’s driving this process. But several theories have emerged to help explain why the commitment to democracy is weakening.
November 1, 2022
Our Work
Assessing Pennsylvania voter list maintenance
How do we know if Pennsylvania voter rolls are “clean"? A first step is to monitor the public voter file and analyze the data over time, which is exactly what VoteShield does.
June 28, 2024
Why is voter registration data public?
Public voter registration data is critical to democracy in the United States.
June 26, 2024
Survey finds cross-partisan opposition to January 6 pardons
The survey found broad opposition to the proposition of pardoning those convicted of crimes related to the events of January 6, with 59 percent of voters opposing pardons for January 6 generally.
June 25, 2024
What happens if a presidential candidate dies or steps down?
In an explainer from the National Task Force on Election Crisis, a team of election experts outlines exactly what happens when a candidate dies before the election.
June 21, 2024
Media Guides: Covering Political Violence
Covering political violence and violent extremism can be a fraught endeavor for the media. Guidance for political violence reporting.
June 18, 2024
New Report Debunks Mass Voter Challenge Efforts and Identifies Safeguards in Place to Prevent Abuse
Protect Democracy published Unraveling the Rise of Mass Voter Challenges, a new report that sheds light on the growth of mass challenges to voter eligibility orchestrated by election-denying orgs.
June 17, 2024
Unraveling the Rise of Mass Voter Challenges
How voter challenge laws are being abused to disrupt the election process.
June 17, 2024
The impoundment threat, explained
Trump’s position is wrong. There is no inherent power to impound. The history of presidential impoundments make this clear.
June 13, 2024
The civil service, explained
The civil service is the civilian workforce of the U.S. federal government, currently numbering about 2.2 million employees.
June 11, 2024
Trump’s Schedule F plan, explained
In October 2020, the Trump Administration issued an executive order that would have stripped protections from civil servants perceived as disloyal.
June 11, 2024
