A Day That Protected Democracy
If democracy prevails for another two years, it will be because of days like Nov. 3, 2022.
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.
If democracy prevails for another two years, it will be because of days like Nov. 3, 2022.
The cost of election vigilantism to our democracy is incalculable. Every time the “Big Lie” grows, the truth loses.
The Republican Party has abandoned decency and respect, choosing instead to break our fragile electoral system for political gain.
At We The Action, we are fighting back. We want to see a world where there are no gaps among people’s ability to access our democracy or justice.
Stymied at the ballot box, Republicans are now turning to courts directly to undo voter protections and enable election subversion.
Arizona’s top court discarded hundreds of thousands of voter signatures — without explanation — to sink a ballot measure that would expand voting rights and protect future elections.
This year, Republicans are changing their playbook, proactively filing more anti-voting lawsuits than recent years.
Next term, the six conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court could gut what remains of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Over the past decade, the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has perpetrated a multifaceted attack on American democracy.
Given the U.S. Supreme Court’s interest in the independent state legislature theory, its partisan implications are well worth investigating.