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.
Latest in Election Coverage
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How to Resolve a Contested Election, Part 3: When Elections Fail
In the most desperate scenarios, the voters may not be the ones who decide who becomes president after all. -
The Lawfare Podcast: How to Report on Hacks and Disinformation
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How to Resolve a Contested Election, Part 2: How Congress Counts the Electoral Votes
The electoral votes have been cast, and now it’s time for Congress to decide how they should be counted—assuming it can get its own house in order first. -
Defining Voter Intimidation: Six Battleground States
How do six battleground states define and attempt to prevent voter intimidation? -
How to Resolve a Contested Election, Part 1: The States and Their Electors
The process for selecting a new president begins with the states—and they may play a decisive role in resolving any disputes that might arise in 2020. -
Election Observation: Rules and Laws
Election observers play a major role in elections nationwide. What rules govern poll watching in U.S. battleground states?
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