According to new research, the majority of Americans believe elections are fair, but only one-third of Republicans believe this.
Democracy in America articles
This Democracy in America archive has all our articles about election reform in the United States. The section is meant to encourage discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the election system and help you build new ideas for the future. Be sure to check out our main section on American democracy as well.
Republicans want more eyes on election workers
Republicans want to increase the amount of scrutiny on election workers. Experts, on the other hand, are skeptical of their motivations.
US election workers face threats and harassment
Officials who uphold the election machinery say threats are the new normal as Trump and his allies erroneously allege the vote was stolen.
Election Cybersecurity: Protecting Against Election Cyber Attacks
Intelligent systems can be used to gather data and communicate with other systems so they could be exposed to cyber threats.
Rationalizing the Presidential Nomination Process
The evolution of how we elect presidents has been dependent on chance as much as deliberate design during the last six decades.
Myrna Pérez Joins the federal bench
Senate has confirmed Myrna Pérez, head of the Brennan Center for Justice’s Voting Rights and Elections Program, as federal judge.
Americans Who See Democracy Most At Risk? Republicans
According to a poll by Grinnell College, the majority of Americans believe that democracy in the United States is under serious threat.
Rigged State Governments Are Undermining Democracy
Ex-Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper has seen how Republicans weaponize statehouses and wants to help stop this.
What the Fight Over the Mail Is Really About
Debates over how the US Postal Service should carry out its mission and manage its finances are protected by its governing statute.
Texas GOP approves redistricting maps amid Democratic outcry
Texas Republicans adopted new redistricting plans Monday, despite state Democrats saying the maps were the result of a hasty process.