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.
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Latest in Election Coverage
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Cyber Command's Role in Election Defense: Important, But Not a Panacea
Cyber Command plays a part of the U.S.’s election defense, but other entities are better positioned to defend against certain election interference threats. -
Mail Voting Litigation in 2020, Part V: Efforts to Halt Vote-by-Mail Expansion
Across the country, litigants are claiming that expanded mail-in voting will lead to fraud and that state officials lack the legal authority to change the rules related to voting by mail. -
Mail Voting Litigation in 2020, Part IV: Verifying Mail Ballots
Voting rights advocates have filed a flood of litigation regarding states’ voter verification practices and rules relating to mail ballot defects. -
Mail Voting Litigation in 2020, Part III: Challenges Seeking to Expand Delivery Options
A raft of litigation has taken place concerning both assistance with mail-in ballots and the means of returning them. -
Mail Voting Litigation in 2020, Part II: Submission of Mail-In Ballots
Legal battles are playing out around the country concerning vote-by-mail ballot submission rules and procedures. -
Preventing and Countering Election-Motivated Violence Without Causing Panic
The Anti-Defamation League’s monitoring of extremist groups suggests that election-motivated violence could yield more domestic terrorism threats, which if fully realized, could pose a threat to ensuring...
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