DOGE and state voter rolls
While efforts by the Trump administration to expand an immigration data system for verifying voting eligibility might initially sound sensible, it is a solution in search of a problem.
July 15, 2025
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.
May 19, 2025
Federal court rules in favor of voters in North Carolina post-election disenfranchisement case
The final judgment affirms fundamental voting rights and orders certifications of Justice Riggs' victory.
May 6, 2025
Stopping the disenfranchisement of military and overseas voters in North Carolina
New state election rules, if applied post-hoc, would presumptively eliminate votes cast in November 2024 for Supreme Court Seat Six.
April 14, 2025
Protected: Executive Override: Protect Democracy Briefing March 2026
Understanding federal threats to the 2026 election and what we can all do to stop them
April 1, 2025
The election-stealing effort in North Carolina, explained
A zombie lawsuit aims to overturn and steal a NC Supreme Court race
January 11, 2025
League of Women Voters, longtime NC voters, Protect Democracy file amicus brief to defend rights of North Carolina voters
Protect Democracy filed an amicus brief on behalf of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and six registered North Carolina voters who meet the eligibility requirements for voting.
January 2, 2025
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