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
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Proportional Representation: Boosting Voter Turnout and Strengthening Democracy
Across the world, proportional representation tends to increase voter turnout compared to winner-take-all.
December 3, 2024
175 American Scholars Write Letter Supporting Select Committee on Electoral Reform
On Tuesday, 175 political scientists, historians, and legal scholars released a letter to members of the U.S. House in support of the Resolution Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform.
November 21, 2024
Voter List Maintenance, Explained
List maintenance helps ensure that voter rolls contain the right people and can be trusted as the foundation of our elections.
November 4, 2024
Why using “zombie lawsuits” to challenge election results will fail
The suits are meant to cast doubt on the validity of the election results and provide a pretext to challenge them — not to succeed in court.
November 1, 2024
The Big Lie dressed-up as “data science”
United Sovereign Americans is trying to dress up the same old lies in junk data science, which they are using to ask the courts to disenfranchise voters in Georgia and in states throughout the country
October 29, 2024
Federal Judge Orders Rudolph Giuliani to Turn Over Most of His Property to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss
A New York federal court ordered Rudolph Giuliani to turnover most of his property to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in order to begin to satisfy the verdict they won against him in December 2023.
October 22, 2024
Election Official Sues for Malicious Prosecution After Virginia’s “Election Integrity Unit” Drops False Charges
Today, former election official Michele White filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit against Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and former Assistant Attorney General Joshua N. Lief.
October 17, 2024
Standing up Against Election Lies: A Former Election Official’s Fight to Clear Her Name in Virginia
Former election official Michele White has filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit against Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and former Assistant Attorney General Joshua N. Lief.
October 17, 2024
The 2024 Election After Hurricane Helene: North Carolina
The State Board of Elections and other officials have broad authority to make sure that all eligible voters are able to vote safely and securely this year.
October 16, 2024
Analyzing Mass Voter Challenges in 2024
Mass challenges are frivolous, redundant, and are an attempt to circumvent federal law, but largely fail.
October 9, 2024
