Democracy

a diverse group of 9 people standing in line waiting to vote

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October 30, 2025

With Disinformation and Threats of Prosecution, Trump Administration Targets Elections

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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October 29, 2025

 What Authoritarian Regimes Do 

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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September 9, 2025

Missing Pieces: Why Filling Gaps in Voting Data is Key to Building Trust in Elections

Guest Commentary

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June 13, 2025

In This Knife’s Edge Authoritarian Moment, Say “No Kings” to President Trump

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

the exterior of a voting site, with two people entering and one using a ballot dropbox. three signs encouraging voting stand in the foreground.

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May 12, 2025

President Trump’s Elections Executive Order: A Dubious Power Grab

Lisa Van Theemsche
Washington Representative II

the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC

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April 30, 2025

When the System Stops Working for Everyone: Voting, Science, and the Future of Democracy

Joseph Reed
Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

LA May Day protest. People holding banners representing different social structures, organizations.

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April 30, 2025

May Day 2025: An Invitation for Cross-Movement Solidarity

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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April 17, 2025

Dear Climate Movement: They’ve Come for Our Climate Science. We Have to Stop Them.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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February 18, 2025

We Can Think Bigger About Democracy

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

Voters line up at a polling place in Atlanta, Georgia.

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February 13, 2025

Voter Access Would Be Threatened by New Bills

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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February 4, 2025

Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Raising Risks of Disinformation to Democracy

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

U.S. Attorney General nominee-designate Pam Bondi at the center of a group of people in suits, speaking at a microphone

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December 17, 2024

Trump’s DOJ Could Pose a Danger to Elections and Voting Rights

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

An aerial view of the state capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina

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December 9, 2024

North Carolina’s Lame Duck Overhaul Threatens Elections

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

A shot from above of voters standing in a line, with an American flag in the foreground

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November 19, 2024

How Project 2025 Would Endanger Our Elections

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

A woman sitting at a tabl;e covered in ballots. Other tables with ballots and people are visible in the background.

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November 4, 2024

What to Expect When You’re Waiting for the Votes to Get Counted

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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October 25, 2024

As Election Season Comes to a Close, Watch Out for Lawsuits, Misinformation, and Voter Fatigue

Christopher Williams
Former Staff

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October 23, 2024

What Is Election Certification? The Facts You Need to Fight Attacks on the Democratic Process

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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October 2, 2024

Election 2024 Is Already Happening—and So Is the Fight in the Courts

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

A coalition of conservative, progressive, and independent students, some over eight days into a hunger strike, congregate in front of the White House to urge President Biden to prioritize voting rights at Lafayette Park in December 2021 in Washington, DC. Centered is a young person holding a sign that reads Hunger Strike 4 Democracy!

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September 10, 2024

One Issue Voters Can Agree On: We Need More Choices in our Elections

Christopher Williams
Former Staff

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August 19, 2024

Where Have All the Election Officials Gone?

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

Voter contemplating ballot in polling booth

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August 13, 2024

When Bad Ballot Designs Confuse Voters, Democracy Suffers. Science has Solutions.

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

Three people watch televisions mounted above a bar: one screen shows a baseball game; the other shows footage of former president Trump holding his head after an assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania in July 2024.

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August 8, 2024

What Research Tells Us about Political Violence

Christopher Williams
Former Staff

Daily Hampshire Gazette

January 16, 2024

Ask a Scientist: Can Election Science Ensure the Integrity of the 2024 Elections?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

from the rocky shores of the Detroit River, the Detroit city skyline is pictured at sunrise

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August 21, 2023

In the Fight for Voting Rights, Michigan Is Determined to Win

Ingrid Paredes
Engineering Educator