The U.S. Constitution explicitly gives states the authority to determine the “Times, Places and Manner” to run federal elections and carefully limits federal involvement in election administration.

Voter lists (also known as voter rolls) contain information about every person registered to vote in a given location. They are critical to the election process: they ensure election officials are ...

On Sept. 18, the California Nurses Association, National Nurses United, the County of Santa Clara, the City and County of San Francisco, and Voto Latino Foundation filed suit against the Department of ...

Protect Democracy and co-counsel represent Common Cause and four individual voters in a lawsuit to stop the Department of Justice (DOJ) from building an unprecedented national voter database. The DOJ ...

Amanda Carpenter is a writer and editor at Protect Democracy. Her work involves collaborating with Protect Democracy advocates and experts to promote the organization’s mission, ideas, and key ...

Press freedom in the United States is now at a 25-year low according to the World Press Freedom Index, which measures incidents of abuses against journalists. Since being designated Chair of the ...

Caitlin is a paralegal and litigation associate at Protect Democracy. Before joining PD, Caitlin was an investigator at the Southern Center for Human Rights, leading fact investigations for class ...

Democracy endures when we fight for it. America is at a crossroads. The freedoms that define us are under attack by those who seek unchecked power. But together, we can protect what matters. We stand ...

In November 2023, just after off-year elections and as states were preparing for the upcoming presidential primaries, a registered voter in Waterford Township, Michigan challenged the voting ...

The run-up to the 2024 presidential election is highlighting the deep dissatisfaction throughout the electorate with our two-party system, as well as the difficulty in sustaining a broad electoral ...