I have 89 cases in court and one message: Don’t despair.
I have spent a decade fighting against Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine our elections.
Opinion
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.
Ousted North Carolina GOP leader assaulted democracy, checks & balances for decades
Berger leaves behind a legacy of undermining the foundations of democratic government in North Carolina.
Trump isn’t flooding the zone. He’s trying to wear us down.
It is often said that Trump’s strategy is to overwhelm us by flooding the zone. I think it is more accurate to say his strategy is to grind it out and wear us down.
The SAVE America Act: a modern-day poll tax
Congress holds the power to further narrow who can participate in our democracy.
No kings
On Saturday, when millions of Americans took to the streets and declared “no kings,” they were objecting to Donald Trump’s disregard for these constitutional limitations.
California sheriff who seized ballots has ties to radical ‘constitutional sheriffs’ movement
The California sheriff who last month seized over 650,000 ballots has ties to a movement of radical right-wing local enforcement officials.
There are no two sides to a confession
Over the years, I have watched the Republican Party morph into a crime family that boasts about rigging elections.
If the RNC has its way, counting your ballot may get harder
No matter what the court does, Trump and his party will continue to make voting harder and election subversion easier.
The most hated man in the Senate
There is one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on: Ted Cruz just might be the most despised person in the United States Senate.
Ballot measures are core to democracy. That’s why they’re under attack
At a time when voters feel disenfranchised and disconnected from democracy, ballot initiatives allow us to directly engage and make a tangible impact in our day-to-day lives.
