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.

Since 2016, President Trump and his administrations have made non-citizen voting central to their misleading claims about election results. Even in elections the president won, he has claimed that non ...

Noncitizens are prohibited from voting by multiple federal laws and illegal voting is a crime in every state. But as you’ve likely read, the lie that noncitizen voting is a major threat to U.S.

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 ...

Since Donald Trump has returned to the presidency, we have seen numerous Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and prosecutions against his political opponents, often presaged by direct threats ...

In March, we published Executive Override: How the Trump administration is using federal power to deceive Americans, disrupt our elections, and deny fair results — and what we can do to stop it. The ...

Poland’s surprise opposition victory reveals the most important pro-democracy maxim: don’t let the coalition fracture. At a gathering of pro-democracy organizations in 2017, a Polish opposition member ...

The founders always intended for the House of Representatives to grow with the country. The House of Representatives is stuck. For over 100 years, it’s been frozen at 435 members. Yet the number 435 ...

A political cartoon depicting the three-way election of 1824 as a chaotic footrace. The resulting contingent election was decried as “the corrupt bargain.” To win the Electoral College, a candidate ...

The United States faces a crisis of governance. Budget standoffs and threats of government shutdowns are now standard practice, as are partisan impeachment inquiries. Leadership instability has ...

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 ...

National emergencies are critical tools for addressing sudden and unforeseen events — often situations that require an immediate, decisive response to address. In our constitutional system, a national ...