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:

Non-Citizens and the Election

Clean Rolls Don’t Require Federal Control - Charles Stewart III

Non-Citizens and the 2026 Election - Michael T. Morley

Reform

Three Structural Reforms - Thomas R. Phillips

Redistricting

Prelude to a War? The Looming Disempowerment Cycle and the Future of Multiracial Democracy - Bertrall Ross

In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration - Bob Bauer

Political Parties

Shaping the Party’s Program in the Primaries - Hans Noel

It’s Time to Stop Partisan Damage to U.S. Elections - Kevin Johnson

Partisans, Repeat Games, and the Fragility of Self-Governed Elections - Samuel Issacharoff

Courts

Courts, Elections, and Good Faith - Rebecca Green

Allegations of Fraud

The Security and Integrity of American Elections - William D. Rich

Exorcising Justice Alito’s Voter Fraud Boogeyman - Richard L. Hasen

What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot. - Neal Kelley

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

Preparation

Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms - Steve Israel

Game Playing the Worst Election Scenarios - Paul Rosenzweig

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

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

Mail-In Ballot Rule

It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election - William D. Rich

Civic Engagement

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