The Push for Hand Counting: A Step Back in Responsible Election Practices
Although hand counting ballots might seem like a straightforward enough enterprise, the issue is that it really isn’t.
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.
Sheriffs Who Back the “Great Replacement” as the New “Big Lie”
Now, failing to prove voter fraud, constitutional sheriffs argue an alternative — and equally false — theory.
These Indictments Are the Beginning, Not the End
Let’s be clear: election denialism is a threat to all of us, an attempt to ignore our voices at the ballot box and disenfranchise voters.
Let’s Start Bringing 80 Million Americans Back Into the Political Process
If we want to get nonvoters engaged, we need to find a way to help them feel connected to politics.
A Stain Not Easily Removed
Something has gone tragically wrong in the GOP and in the legal profession. At this pace, CPAC will need to hold its next convention in a prison yard.
How Ohioans Saved Direct Democracy for Us All
Ohioans sent a clear message to elected officials that blatant attempts to consolidate power and thwart the will of the people is not good politics.
The Indictments Are Only a Snapshot of Trump’s Conspiracy Against Democracy
Though the indictments only charge Trump with conspiring to illegally overturn the results after Election Day, the reality is that he started much earlier.
To Fight the Supreme Court, Build the Bench
The progressive ideal would be to ensure that every vacancy — and there are still over 80 of them — is not just filled, but filled with more movement lawyers.
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.
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.
