The Ballot Measure Wars
To fully understand how the measure process has been manipulated in recent years, we examined how legislators have tried to change the process.
Opinion
Read in-depth op-eds on voting rights and democracy from our contributors, guest authors and Democracy Docket's founder, Marc Elias. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
Trump, Five Lawyers and Their Conspiracy Against Our Democracy
There is no question that Trump is the ultimate villain of the Jan. 6 insurrection. But he didn’t act alone.
Sheriffs Undermine Democracy Through Nullification
When the gun lobby loses to democratic will, sheriffs take up the mantle by making a disreputable and debunked legalistic argument.
Alabama Shows Our Country Hasn’t Changed
Ten years ago, in his landmark opinion in Shelby County v. Holder, Chief Justice John Roberts promised that “our country has changed.”
The Supreme Court Allows a Relic of White Supremacy To Remain in Mississippi’s Constitution
This vestige of Mississippi’s 1890 retrenchment of the doctrine of white supremacy remains in place over 130 years later.
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Ohio GOP Second Shot at Gerrymandering
It appears that Ohio Republicans will get away with having defied seven prior state Supreme Court decisions entirely unscathed.
Republicans Want To Make It Harder to Vote and Easier to Cheat
Unable to attract the support of a majority of eligible voters, Republicans are left to try to rig the voting rules and exploit election loopholes.
Revisiting Moore v. Harper and the Threats to Democracy
We cannot let the focus on this one case, as important as it was, obscure the fact that threats to our democracy come in many forms.
As the House Slashes Funding for State and Local Election Departments, the Senate Should Do Better
Simply put, election officials cannot boost confidence in our elections without the proper resources.
Lessons From 303 Creative: We Must Intervene To Save Democracy
As a voting rights lawyer, I babysit Republican lawsuits because democracy deserves the best defense of voting rights.
