Resources
We provide tools and guidance for state and local election officials, law enforcement leaders, pro-democracy partners, the press, and the public. Our resources focus on election protection, accountability, truth in elections, and preventing political violence.
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Reports
August 28, 2024
Elections Are Run by the States: A Guide to Statewide Offices and Election Power
The governor, the attorney general, and the chief election official—usually the secretary of state—work together to keep elections free, fair, and secure. They’re the guardians of our democracy.
Best Practices, Toolkits
August 27, 2024
Election Season Communication Guidance for State & Local Officials
Best Practices
June 24, 2024
Social Media Policies: Mis/Disinformation, Threats, and Harassment
With the help of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, we have compiled the policies related to election and voting disinformation of some of the most used platforms, including Gab, Meta (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp), Reddit, Snapchat, Telegram, TikTok, Truth Social, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube.
Best Practices
June 7, 2024
Artificial Intelligence and the 2024 Election: Suggestions for Election Officials
Reports
December 7, 2023
A Democracy Crisis In The Making: December 2023 Year-End Update
The decisions being made in statehouses in the wake of 2020 will help determine how the 2024 election is conducted.
Reports
November 8, 2023
Replacing the Refs: 2023 Statewide Races & 2024 Presidential Candidates
Election Deniers are back on the ballot, and their movement has spread far beyond the campaign trail. We’re tracking the Election Deniers who ran in this year’s statewide races and are running in next year’s presidential election. Their allies already hold office in many states and are chipping away at free and fair elections.
Blogs
October 26, 2023
Election Powers: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has both a significant public platform that can impact public trust in elections, and a critical role in defining how Congress uses its election powers.
Reports
June 8, 2023
A Democracy Crisis In The Making: June 2023 Edition
The decisions being made in statehouses this year and next will help determine how the 2024 election is conducted.
Reports
April 28, 2023
Bad Politics, Bad Policies: Election Denial in 2023
A review of Election Deniers’ actions after their first 100 days in office reveals new anti-democracy trends in the states post-2022 elections.
Trend Analysis
April 3, 2023
Why Would Someone Lie About Our Elections?
The Motives Behind Election Disinformation