Candidates will tackle crime, policing, and national security during debates this election season. New analyses unpack the rhetoric around these issues.
After a court victory blocking a registration requirement in Kansas, Alabama, and Georgia, there are now 14 states with new voting restrictions in place for this November.
It's important to protect the integrity of our elections. But advancing myths of fraud and rigged elections undermines faith in our democracy. What is the truth behind these claims?
The conversation came the same day the FBI released its 2015 Uniform Crime Report numbers, and a week after the Brennan Center released a new analysis that takes an initial look at crime in 2016.
It has been 29 years since the U.S. Supreme Court last started a term with only eight justices. Next week, another eight-member Court will begin to sort through the scores of cases the justices have chosen to try to resolve.
In any other year, asking presidential candidates whether they’d accept the election outcome were their opponent to win would be odd. But not in 2016. That's why it's more important than ever for voters to know the facts and understand their rights.
Starting after the 2010 election, legislators in nearly half the states passed a wave of laws making it harder to vote. This resource includes a series of maps to help visualize the impact of these restrictions.
Lawrence Norden testified before the House Subcommittee on Information Technology, in a hearing entitled “Cybersecurity: Ensuring the Integrity of the Ballot Box.”
