Authoritarianism, explained
Authoritarianism is a method of rule that suppresses political freedoms and civil rights, using various levers of control to shift power from the people to the hands of one ruler or set of rulers.
August 12, 2024
Texas “Trump Train” Case Headed to Trial After Court Denies Summary Judgment
A jury will now decide if Trump supporters who engaged in alleged intimidation and harassment of Biden-Harris supporters violated state and federal law, including the Klan Act
August 5, 2024
Arizona Certification Toolkit
Arizona state law says certification is a mandatory, ministerial duty – meaning that officials have no discretion to refuse to certify election results.
July 30, 2024
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
Pennsylvania voter rolls: A fact sheet for 2024
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