Election certification, explained
Election certification is the process through which the canvass – the process of counting and aggregating ballots, and ensuring that every ballot is accounted for – is concluded.
July 24, 2024
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
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
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
Protect Democracy Supports Three Bipartisan Bills on Federal Elections and AI
On May 15th, Protect Democracy submitted a letter of support regarding three bipartisan bills, that seek to safeguard the integrity of elections amidst rapid advances in artificial intelligence.
May 15, 2024
Kari Lake and Other Defendants Capitulate in Richer Defamation Suit
Kari Lake’s counsel concedes client’s legal liability and asks for hearing to determine damages.
March 26, 2024
New Guidance on Preventing Election Certification Interference
The report outlines the mandatory duty of county officials to certify election results.
March 25, 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