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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Reducing One Source of a Potential Election Meltdown
The coronavirus could generate an enormous shift toward voting by mail in the 2020 general election—magnifying the risk of political chaos if the seeming “winner” on election night turns out to have lost... -
Ten Recommendations to Ensure a Healthy and Trustworthy 2020 Election
The COVID-19 pandemic will fundamentally change the 2020 election. How can the U.S. protect the election while ensuring public health? -
What We Learned From Bloomberg’s Online Campaign
Bullish digital campaigning can’t change hearts and minds at the polls—but it can change Facebook. -
States and Cities Could Use Billions of Unspent DHS Grants to #Protect2020
Rather than waiting on Congress, states can use unspent funds for cybersecurity. -
Warren Has a Plan for Disinformation—What About Everyone Else?
The 2020 U.S. presidential election is playing out in the shadow of disinformation, but few candidates are promising to take action against it. Elizabeth Warren has a plan, but it’s not perfect. -
The 2020 Presidential Candidates Stay (Mostly) Quiet on Law Enforcement Independence
Democratic candidates for president have spent relatively little time discussing Justice Department independence on the campaign trail—in contrast to the first post-Watergate presidential election, when ...
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