Democracy

A man holding a sign that reads, "Black Votes Matter"

Edmond Dantès/Pexels

November 4, 2022

Disinformation: A Racist Tactic, from Slave Revolts to Elections

Guest Commentary

hand dropping a mail-in ballot at a mailbox

Cindy Shebley/flickr

October 18, 2022

Scientist Reflects: Mail-In Ballots Address Barriers to Voting

UCS Science Network

Michael Fleshman/Flickr

September 8, 2022

Ask a Scientist: How to Thwart Threats to Democracy

Elliott Negin
Senior Writer

Manny Becerra/Unsplash

July 6, 2022

Achieving Multiracial, Multiparty Democracy

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Madmanmikey/Flickr

June 29, 2022

How the American Legislative Exchange Council Turns Disinformation into Law

Elliott Negin
Senior Writer

protesters hold signs in front of the Supreme Court building in DC, one of which reads "We won't go back"

Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash

June 24, 2022

The Overturning of Roe V. Wade and When We Stop Governing with Facts

Rachel Licker
Principal Climate Scientist

Wikimedia Commons

June 9, 2022

The Insurrection Isn’t Over: January 6 Hearings Must Address the Threat of Future Election Violence

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Two people in the foreground of a group of protestors raise their fists in solidarity for George Floyd

Clay Banks/Unsplash

January 7, 2022

Stopping the Decline of US Democracy: Where Is the Coalition We Need?

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Element5 Digital/Unsplash

November 18, 2021

Achieving Multi-Racial, Multi-Party Democracy: An Alternative Model for Reform

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Michael Fleshman/Flickr

October 20, 2021

Republicans Reject the Freedom to Vote Act

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

close-up of a US Census 2020 paper mailing

Enayet Raheem/Unsplash

August 17, 2021

With Census Data Now Available, You Can Help Protect Democracy: Here’s How

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Cherry blossoms and the Washington mounment

Andy He/Unsplash

June 23, 2021

DC Statehood is Our Right

Genna Reed
Director of Policy Analysis

The US Capitol seen through a fence with flowers and a US flag inserted in it

Erin Scott/Reuters

January 12, 2021

How to Quarantine a Political Virus: Stopping the Sedition Caucus by Improving Democracy

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Chris Ensminger/Unsplash

November 16, 2020

Surrounded by Wolves, the Electoral Process and the People Move Forward

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

November 9, 2020

Extraordinary Machine: Voters Overcame Electoral Barriers to Smash Turnout Records and Defend Democracy

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

November 2, 2020

What to Expect on Election Night: Where to Look—and What to Look For

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Tiffany Tertipes/Unsplash

October 5, 2020

How Mail-in Ballots Might Affect Election Night

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

September 29, 2020

Voting, Ballot Rejection, and Electoral Integrity in the 2020 Election

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Marion S. Trikosko

September 23, 2020

Lost Voters: Voter Turnout, Suppression and Mobilization in Key 2020 Election Counties

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Woman raising hand at meeting

PeopleImages/iStockphoto

September 16, 2020

Three Tips for Getting Political Candidates on the Record About Science

Anita Desikan
Senior Analyst

Mobilus In Mobili/Flickr

August 6, 2020

A Call to Action on the Voting Rights Act

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

eric niu/Flickr

July 31, 2020

COVID-19 Election Update: Will the Senate be Complicit in Electoral Disaster?

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Wisconsin National Guard

May 13, 2020

Which States Are Prepared for the 2020 Election?

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow

Tareq Ismail/Unsplash

April 15, 2020

Analysis: Voter Fraud Proponents Are Frauds

Michael Latner
Senior Voting Rights Fellow