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 Lawfare Podcast: Counting the Electoral Votes
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Counting Ballots and Stealing Elections
If Republican legislators object to the counting of electoral votes for Biden, they will be assisting Trump’s brazen effort to steal an election. -
Trump's Tweets Attacking the Election Echo Russian Trolls
Tweets from Trump and his inner circle show how close the Trump campaign is in tone and style to Russian disinformation. This type of disinformation poses huge challenges for U.S. democracy, and for the ... -
The State Laws Governing Trump’s Power Grab in Michigan
Michigan law concerning the Board of State Canvassers suggests that President Trump’s effort to halt certification won’t amount to much. -
How Hard Is It to Overturn an American Election?
Trump’s postelection shenanigans aren’t going to overturn the results. Here’s why they’re dangerous anyway. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Trump is Defeated