Democracy

Voter contemplating ballot in polling booth

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images

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.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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

geniuserp/Pixabay

August 21, 2023

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

Ingrid Paredes
Engineering Educator

A man holding a sign that reads, "Black Votes Matter"

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November 4, 2022

Disinformation: A Racist Tactic, from Slave Revolts to Elections

Guest Commentary

hand dropping a mail-in ballot at a mailbox

Cindy Shebley/flickr

October 18, 2022

Scientist Reflects: Mail-In Ballots Address Barriers to Voting

UCS Science Network

Michael Fleshman/Flickr

September 8, 2022

Ask a Scientist: How to Thwart Threats to Democracy

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Manny Becerra/Unsplash

July 6, 2022

Achieving Multiracial, Multiparty Democracy

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Madmanmikey/Flickr

June 29, 2022

How the American Legislative Exchange Council Turns Disinformation into Law

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

protesters hold signs in front of the Supreme Court building in DC, one of which reads "We won't go back"

Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash

June 24, 2022

The Overturning of Roe V. Wade and When We Stop Governing with Facts

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

Wikimedia Commons

June 9, 2022

The Insurrection Isn’t Over: January 6 Hearings Must Address the Threat of Future Election Violence

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Two people in the foreground of a group of protestors raise their fists in solidarity for George Floyd

Clay Banks/Unsplash

January 7, 2022

Stopping the Decline of US Democracy: Where Is the Coalition We Need?

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Element5 Digital/Unsplash

November 18, 2021

Achieving Multi-Racial, Multi-Party Democracy: An Alternative Model for Reform

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Michael Fleshman/Flickr

October 20, 2021

Republicans Reject the Freedom to Vote Act

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

close-up of a US Census 2020 paper mailing

Enayet Raheem/Unsplash

August 17, 2021

With Census Data Now Available, You Can Help Protect Democracy: Here’s How

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Cherry blossoms and the Washington mounment

Andy He/Unsplash

June 23, 2021

DC Statehood is Our Right

Genna Reed
Former Staff

The US Capitol seen through a fence with flowers and a US flag inserted in it

Erin Scott/Reuters

January 12, 2021

How to Quarantine a Political Virus: Stopping the Sedition Caucus by Improving Democracy

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Chris Ensminger/Unsplash

November 16, 2020

Surrounded by Wolves, the Electoral Process and the People Move Forward

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

November 9, 2020

Extraordinary Machine: Voters Overcame Electoral Barriers to Smash Turnout Records and Defend Democracy

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

November 2, 2020

What to Expect on Election Night: Where to Look—and What to Look For

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Tiffany Tertipes/Unsplash

October 5, 2020

How Mail-in Ballots Might Affect Election Night

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

September 29, 2020

Voting, Ballot Rejection, and Electoral Integrity in the 2020 Election

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Marion S. Trikosko

September 23, 2020

Lost Voters: Voter Turnout, Suppression and Mobilization in Key 2020 Election Counties

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Woman raising hand at meeting

PeopleImages/iStockphoto

September 16, 2020

Three Tips for Getting Political Candidates on the Record About Science

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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