Between now and the November elections, the Democracy Project is running a regular series examining concerns, challenges, and potential threats to the 2026 election process and the mechanisms available to manage them. Check back here for new additions. Pieces published to date include:
Preparation
What Is a Patriotic American to Do in This Chaotic, but Historically Consequential Election? Voting Isn’t Optional and It Isn’t Enough. - Roberta Cooper Ramo
When Winning in Court Is Just the Start, How Do We Capture Hearts and Minds? - Hannah Fried
Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms - Steve Israel
Game Playing the Worst Election Scenarios - Paul Rosenzweig
Campaign Finance
Small Donors Aren’t the Democratic Cure We Imagined - Raymond J. La Raja
The Politics of AI: A Campaign Finance Reform Proposal - Bob Bauer
Federal Agents at Voting Sites
What Might “Cheating” in an Election Look Like When the Cheater Is Also Commander in Chief of the Nation’s Military? - Claire Finkelstein & Brenner Fissell
ICE at the Polls: Not the Hottest Election Threat - Stephen Richer & Gina Goldenberg
California
Going to California - Ian Bassin and Ben Gips
Election Administration
How to Restore Trust in Elections? Voters Are Telling Us. - Joanna Lydgate
For Country: A Front-Line Defender’s Perspective - Derek Bowens
Election Administration in 2026: Unprecedented (Again) - Tammy Patrick
Partisans, Repeat Games, and the Fragility of Self-Governed Elections - Samuel Issacharoff
Allegations of Fraud
Exorcising Justice Alito’s Voter Fraud Boogeyman - Richard L. Hasen
What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot. - Neal Kelley
Congress
Can Congress Be Stolen from the Voters? - Edward Foley
Federal Interference
The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections - Justin Levitt
Legal Commentary
The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day - Bob Bauer
Certification
Certifying Election Results - Derek Muller
Non-Citizens and the Election
Non-Citizens and the 2026 Election - Michael T. Morley
Missouri Redistricting
In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration - Bob Bauer
Mail-In Ballot Rule
It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election - William D. Rich
Between now and the November elections, the Democracy Project is running a regular series examining concerns, challenges, and potential threats to the 2026 election process and the mechanisms available to manage them. Check back here for new additions. Pieces published to date include:
Preparation
What Is a Patriotic American to Do in This Chaotic, but Historically Consequential Election? Voting Isn’t Optional and It Isn’t Enough. - Roberta Cooper Ramo
When Winning in Court Is Just the Start, How Do We Capture Hearts and Minds? - Hannah Fried
Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms - Steve Israel
Game Playing the Worst Election Scenarios - Paul Rosenzweig
Campaign Finance
Small Donors Aren’t the Democratic Cure We Imagined - Raymond J. La Raja
The Politics of AI: A Campaign Finance Reform Proposal - Bob Bauer
Federal Agents at Voting Sites
What Might “Cheating” in an Election Look Like When the Cheater Is Also Commander in Chief of the Nation’s Military? - Claire Finkelstein & Brenner Fissell
ICE at the Polls: Not the Hottest Election Threat - Stephen Richer & Gina Goldenberg
California
Going to California - Ian Bassin and Ben Gips
Election Administration
How to Restore Trust in Elections? Voters Are Telling Us. - Joanna Lydgate
For Country: A Front-Line Defender’s Perspective - Derek Bowens
Election Administration in 2026: Unprecedented (Again) - Tammy Patrick
Partisans, Repeat Games, and the Fragility of Self-Governed Elections - Samuel Issacharoff
Allegations of Fraud
Exorcising Justice Alito’s Voter Fraud Boogeyman - Richard L. Hasen
What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot. - Neal Kelley
Congress
Can Congress Be Stolen from the Voters? - Edward Foley
Federal Interference
The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections - Justin Levitt
Legal Commentary
The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day - Bob Bauer
Certification
Certifying Election Results - Derek Muller
Non-Citizens and the Election
Non-Citizens and the 2026 Election - Michael T. Morley
Missouri Redistricting
In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration - Bob Bauer
Mail-In Ballot Rule
It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election - William D. Rich
Between now and the November elections, the Democracy Project is running a regular series examining concerns, challenges, and potential threats to the 2026 election process and the mechanisms available to manage them. Check back here for new additions. Pieces published to date include:
Preparation
What Is a Patriotic American to Do in This Chaotic, but Historically Consequential Election? Voting Isn’t Optional and It Isn’t Enough. - Roberta Cooper Ramo
When Winning in Court Is Just the Start, How Do We Capture Hearts and Minds? - Hannah Fried
Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms - Steve Israel
Game Playing the Worst Election Scenarios - Paul Rosenzweig
Campaign Finance
Small Donors Aren’t the Democratic Cure We Imagined - Raymond J. La Raja
The Politics of AI: A Campaign Finance Reform Proposal - Bob Bauer
Federal Agents at Voting Sites
What Might “Cheating” in an Election Look Like When the Cheater Is Also Commander in Chief of the Nation’s Military? - Claire Finkelstein & Brenner Fissell
ICE at the Polls: Not the Hottest Election Threat - Stephen Richer & Gina Goldenberg
California
Going to California - Ian Bassin and Ben Gips
Election Administration
How to Restore Trust in Elections? Voters Are Telling Us. - Joanna Lydgate
For Country: A Front-Line Defender’s Perspective - Derek Bowens
Election Administration in 2026: Unprecedented (Again) - Tammy Patrick
Partisans, Repeat Games, and the Fragility of Self-Governed Elections - Samuel Issacharoff
Allegations of Fraud
Exorcising Justice Alito’s Voter Fraud Boogeyman - Richard L. Hasen
What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot. - Neal Kelley
Congress
Can Congress Be Stolen from the Voters? - Edward Foley
Federal Interference
The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections - Justin Levitt
Legal Commentary
The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day - Bob Bauer
Certification
Certifying Election Results - Derek Muller
Non-Citizens and the Election
Non-Citizens and the 2026 Election - Michael T. Morley
Missouri Redistricting
In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration - Bob Bauer
Mail-In Ballot Rule
It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election - William D. Rich
Between now and the November elections, the Democracy Project is running a regular series examining concerns, challenges, and potential threats to the 2026 election process and the mechanisms available to manage them. Check back here for new additions. Pieces published to date include:
Preparation
What Is a Patriotic American to Do in This Chaotic, but Historically Consequential Election? Voting Isn’t Optional and It Isn’t Enough. - Roberta Cooper Ramo
When Winning in Court Is Just the Start, How Do We Capture Hearts and Minds? - Hannah Fried
Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms - Steve Israel
Game Playing the Worst Election Scenarios - Paul Rosenzweig
Campaign Finance
Small Donors Aren’t the Democratic Cure We Imagined - Raymond J. La Raja
The Politics of AI: A Campaign Finance Reform Proposal - Bob Bauer
Federal Agents at Voting Sites
What Might “Cheating” in an Election Look Like When the Cheater Is Also Commander in Chief of the Nation’s Military? - Claire Finkelstein & Brenner Fissell
ICE at the Polls: Not the Hottest Election Threat - Stephen Richer & Gina Goldenberg
California
Going to California - Ian Bassin and Ben Gips
Election Administration
How to Restore Trust in Elections? Voters Are Telling Us. - Joanna Lydgate
For Country: A Front-Line Defender’s Perspective - Derek Bowens
Election Administration in 2026: Unprecedented (Again) - Tammy Patrick
Partisans, Repeat Games, and the Fragility of Self-Governed Elections - Samuel Issacharoff
Allegations of Fraud
Exorcising Justice Alito’s Voter Fraud Boogeyman - Richard L. Hasen
What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot. - Neal Kelley
Congress
Can Congress Be Stolen from the Voters? - Edward Foley
Federal Interference
The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections - Justin Levitt
Legal Commentary
The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day - Bob Bauer
Certification
Certifying Election Results - Derek Muller
Non-Citizens and the Election
Non-Citizens and the 2026 Election - Michael T. Morley
Missouri Redistricting
In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration - Bob Bauer
Mail-In Ballot Rule
It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election - William D. Rich
Between now and the November elections, the Democracy Project is running a regular series examining concerns, challenges, and potential threats to the 2026 election process and the mechanisms available to manage them. Check back here for new additions. Pieces published to date include:
Preparation
What Is a Patriotic American to Do in This Chaotic, but Historically Consequential Election? Voting Isn’t Optional and It Isn’t Enough. - Roberta Cooper Ramo
When Winning in Court Is Just the Start, How Do We Capture Hearts and Minds? - Hannah Fried
Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms - Steve Israel
Game Playing the Worst Election Scenarios - Paul Rosenzweig
Campaign Finance
Small Donors Aren’t the Democratic Cure We Imagined - Raymond J. La Raja
The Politics of AI: A Campaign Finance Reform Proposal - Bob Bauer
Federal Agents at Voting Sites
What Might “Cheating” in an Election Look Like When the Cheater Is Also Commander in Chief of the Nation’s Military? - Claire Finkelstein & Brenner Fissell
ICE at the Polls: Not the Hottest Election Threat - Stephen Richer & Gina Goldenberg
California
Going to California - Ian Bassin and Ben Gips
Election Administration
How to Restore Trust in Elections? Voters Are Telling Us. - Joanna Lydgate
For Country: A Front-Line Defender’s Perspective - Derek Bowens
Election Administration in 2026: Unprecedented (Again) - Tammy Patrick
Partisans, Repeat Games, and the Fragility of Self-Governed Elections - Samuel Issacharoff
Allegations of Fraud
Exorcising Justice Alito’s Voter Fraud Boogeyman - Richard L. Hasen
What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot. - Neal Kelley
Congress
Can Congress Be Stolen from the Voters? - Edward Foley
Federal Interference
The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections - Justin Levitt
Legal Commentary
The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day - Bob Bauer
Certification
Certifying Election Results - Derek Muller
Non-Citizens and the Election
Non-Citizens and the 2026 Election - Michael T. Morley
Missouri Redistricting
In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration - Bob Bauer
Mail-In Ballot Rule
It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election - William D. Rich
Between now and the November elections, the Democracy Project is running a regular series examining concerns, challenges, and potential threats to the 2026 election process and the mechanisms available to manage them. Check back here for new additions. Pieces published to date include:
Preparation
What Is a Patriotic American to Do in This Chaotic, but Historically Consequential Election? Voting Isn’t Optional and It Isn’t Enough. - Roberta Cooper Ramo
When Winning in Court Is Just the Start, How Do We Capture Hearts and Minds? - Hannah Fried
Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms - Steve Israel
Game Playing the Worst Election Scenarios - Paul Rosenzweig
Campaign Finance
Small Donors Aren’t the Democratic Cure We Imagined - Raymond J. La Raja
The Politics of AI: A Campaign Finance Reform Proposal - Bob Bauer
Federal Agents at Voting Sites
What Might “Cheating” in an Election Look Like When the Cheater Is Also Commander in Chief of the Nation’s Military? - Claire Finkelstein & Brenner Fissell
ICE at the Polls: Not the Hottest Election Threat - Stephen Richer & Gina Goldenberg
California
Going to California - Ian Bassin and Ben Gips
Election Administration
How to Restore Trust in Elections? Voters Are Telling Us. - Joanna Lydgate
For Country: A Front-Line Defender’s Perspective - Derek Bowens
Election Administration in 2026: Unprecedented (Again) - Tammy Patrick
Partisans, Repeat Games, and the Fragility of Self-Governed Elections - Samuel Issacharoff
Allegations of Fraud
Exorcising Justice Alito’s Voter Fraud Boogeyman - Richard L. Hasen
What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot. - Neal Kelley
Congress
Can Congress Be Stolen from the Voters? - Edward Foley
Federal Interference
The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections - Justin Levitt
Legal Commentary
The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day - Bob Bauer
Certification
Certifying Election Results - Derek Muller
Non-Citizens and the Election
Non-Citizens and the 2026 Election - Michael T. Morley
Missouri Redistricting
In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration - Bob Bauer
Mail-In Ballot Rule
It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election - William D. Rich
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