The National Task Force on Election Crises
The Task Force played a crucial role in protecting the 2020 election by successfully executing a five-pronged strategy.
July 4, 2021
VoteShield and BallotShield
To address the threat of voter file interference, we built VoteShield, a data analytics tool created to protect the integrity of American elections.
July 4, 2021
Revitalizing the Ku Klux Klan Act to Protect Voters
The Klan Act has been used more and more frequently in recent years in situations core to the reasons it was first enacted.
July 4, 2021
Pushing Back on Sham Election Reviews
Extreme factions in key states are using legislatures as laboratories of authoritarianism, systematically undermining the basic principle that voters, not politicians, should decide elections.
June 29, 2021
Protecting Against Militarization of Law Enforcement
Protect Democracy has made efforts to keep law enforcement from being used for military or political ends.
April 26, 2021
Protecting Arizona Voters from Unlawful Intimidation
Protect Democracy sent a demand letter to those running the so-called election “audit” in Maricopa County which highlights the various laws that would likely be violated.
April 6, 2021
Preventing Abuse of Presidential Power
A core tenant of our democracy is that no one — not even the president — is above the law.
March 20, 2021
Congress: Don’t Grant Austin a Waiver, but If You Do, Reform the Process
Congress should play by the rules or reform the process for retired army officials who are tapped for political appointments.
December 29, 2020
Avoiding Another McGahn: Options to Modernize Congress’s Subpoena Compliance Tools
Congress can take steps to ensure that, when it issues a subpoena, its subject is more likely to comply.
October 16, 2020
Limitations on the Use of the National Guard
for Federal Law Enforcement Missions: A Primer
Protect Democracy explains the limitations on the use of the National Guard for federal law enforcement missions.
August 1, 2020