How generative AI could make existing election threats even worse
AI currently remains an amplifier of threats rather than a new root cause.
November 3, 2023
Interfaith America and Protect Democracy Launch Faith in Elections Playbook One Year Before 2024 Election
Today, the country’s marquee interfaith organization, Interfaith America, and a leading cross-partisan democracy nonprofit, Protect Democracy, launched the Faith in Elections Playbook.
November 2, 2023
City of San Marcos and Texas Police Officials Settle Case After Refusing to Protect Biden-Harris Supporters from “Trump Train” Ambush, Violating the Klan Act
The settlement includes victim compensation, acknowledgment of subpar police conduct, and mandatory training of the police force
October 18, 2023
There’s no such thing as presidential immunity from criminal prosecution
Trump’s unfounded claims shouldn’t be allowed to delay his federal conspiracy trial
October 18, 2023
Protect Democracy Joins CLC in Urging FEC to Regulate Fraudulent AI-Based Campaign Ads
Protect Democracy and the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) urge the FEC to use its existing authority to clarify that use of AI in campaign communications to deceive or defraud voters is illegal.
October 17, 2023
Lessons for Practitioners: From Understanding to Action
The goal of this afterword is to draw out the essential lessons for those pursuing solutions to American political parties’ current challenges.
October 17, 2023
More Than Red and Blue: Conclusion
This report exists because political scientists are alarmed by the real possibility of serious democratic backsliding in the United States.
October 17, 2023
Sources of Change: Prioritizing Parties
We outline two seemingly contradictory observations about political parties in the United States: Parties are essential to democracy, but U.S. institutions are often hostile to them.
October 17, 2023
Poland just showed the world how democracy wins
Poland’s surprise opposition victory reveals the most important pro-democracy maxim: don’t let the coalition fracture.
October 17, 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