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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.

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Trump’s Indictment Adds Insult to Injury

Please stop calling Donald Trump’s indictment in New York a test of our democracy. It is just the latest insult he and his supporters have hurled at it.

By Marc Elias

April 5, 2023

Collage cut up into geometric shapes and toned in red blue and black with images of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), Donald Trump and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-Ark.) and images of the Capitol, bills being signed, drop boxes and driver's licenses.

To Protect Democracy in Red States, Look To Underutilized Tools

Many of the states that make it hardest to vote are home to the legislatures that are the least likely to make improvements.

By Shanna Singh Hughey

March 27, 2023

Dark blue background featuring three red states and the blue cities within them from left to right: the Georgia state shape toned in red with a blue sign pointing to Atlanta, a ferris wheel and a card with polling location; the Texas state shape toned in red with a blue sign pointing to Houston, a sign that reads "VOTE AQUI HERE," and two people holding their mail-in envelopes and the Tennessee state shape toned in red with a blue sign pointing to Nashville, someone holding a sign that reads "REGISTER HERE TO VOTE" and others sitting around a table outside a building.

Brad Raffensperger Is Just Another Republican Vote Suppressor

If there was any doubt where Brad Raffensperger stands on voting rights, he has put it to rest. He is in lockstep with the Republican Party.

By Marc Elias

March 7, 2023

Red background with black and white toned trash cans behind an image of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) walking in front of the trash.

How the Supreme Court Turned a Community Leader into a Criminal

In 2016, the Arizona Legislature passed a ban on ballot collection that was aimed at decreasing electoral participation by minorities, especially among the state’s large Latino community.

By Marc Elias

February 14, 2023