Threats to U.S. elections—including disinformation, political violence, and other efforts to undermine public confidence in the election—have grown in recent years, and Lawfare’s coverage has grown with them. Find our articles, podcasts, and other projects on elections, and the efforts to subvert them, compiled below.
Please note that Lawfare’s coverage of related issues, including Section 3 challenges to former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to be a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, the federal prosecution of Trump due to his alleged actions to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election, the Fulton County prosecution of Trump and co-defendants to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, and the accountability efforts in Congress, the criminal courts, and civil litigation for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, have their own dedicated pages linked throughout this paragraph.
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The Constitutional Underpinnings of the ECRA
Congress passed a law to clarify the electoral vote-counting process and prevent the next Jan. 6. It was well within its power to do so. -
What Does it Mean to Ensure Election Integrity in 2024?
The government has leaned forward on countering foreign influence. But election workers are struggling to respond to homegrown rumors. -
Lawfare Daily: David Clements, the Evangelist of Election Refusal, with Anna Bower and Ben Wittes
Discussing the push to stop election officials from certifying the election. -
David Clements: The Evangelist of Election Refusal
Former law professor David Clements urges local election officials to refuse to certify elections—and trains citizens to pressure them to do so. -
Where the Fake Electors Cases Stand in State Court
An in-depth, in-the-weeds status update of the Georgia, Michigan, and Nevada cases, as well as the new indictments in Arizona and Wisconsin. -
Lawfare Daily: How CISA Is Working to Protect the Election
What is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency doing to protect the vote?