Danielle Kantor 10/25/23 Danielle Kantor 10/25/23

Election Deniers Like Johnson Must Not Hold Speaker’s Gavel

No election denier should be allowed to hold the Speaker’s gavel.

Danielle Kantor 10/10/23 Danielle Kantor 10/10/23

Informing Democracy Condemns NC GOP’s Override of Anti-Democracy Election Board Bill

“Their obvious attempt to insert themselves into local election administration is a threat to democracy—and it’s on all of us to call out these threats and demand accountability.”

Danielle Kantor 10/4/23 Danielle Kantor 10/4/23

Informing Democracy Calls Out Attempts to Undermine Election Administration by Republican Lawmakers in Michigan

“The lawsuit is an affront to the democratic process, and the courts should reject it as such.”

Danielle Kantor 8/15/23 Danielle Kantor 8/15/23

Informing Democracy On Trump Indictment in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election Results in Georgia

Protecting our elections means rooting out the disinformation spread by Trump and the officials he conspired with while also fighting for measures to protect our elections in 2024 and years to come.

Amy Beihl 8/1/23 Amy Beihl 8/1/23

Informing Democracy On Trump Indictment In DOJ’s January 6th Probe

In America, no one is above the law—not even a former president. While Trump’s prosecution for these brazen crimes is a critical step toward justice, there is still much work to be done to root out the misinformation and election denialism he championed.

Danielle Kantor 7/18/23 Danielle Kantor 7/18/23

Informing Democracy Statement On Charges In Michigan Fake Electors Case

Statement On Charges In Michigan Fake Electors Case

Amy Beihl 6/28/23 Amy Beihl 6/28/23

Informing Democracy Statement on Resignation of Pinal County Election Director in AZ

There is no place for politics in election administration. It is not okay that those standing up for democracy are being driven out by extremists who are politicizing government offices.

Amy Beihl 6/27/23 Amy Beihl 6/27/23

Informing Democracy On SCOTUS Rejecting Anti-Democratic Actors In Moore v. Harper

Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a fringe legal theory peddled by far-right activists attempting to give state legislatures unchecked power to oversee federal elections.

Danielle Kantor 5/30/23 Danielle Kantor 5/30/23

ICYMI: The Virginian-Pilot: In Rebuking Youngkin, Court Depoliticized Election Administration

This week, Informing Democracy Director of Legal Research and Senior Policy Counsel Jenny Gimian praised the decision in The Virginian-Pilot, explaining that it shows that election administration cannot be subject to the whims of politicians because election officials largely have a ministerial duty in the process.

Danielle Kantor 5/22/23 Danielle Kantor 5/22/23

Watchdog Blasts Arizona Senate Majority Leader Borrelli’s False Claims On Voting Machines

Borelli cannot and should not issue mandates to county officials nor manipulate the Constitution in an attempt to mislead them into compliance.

Danielle Kantor 5/5/23 Danielle Kantor 5/5/23

ICYMI: Watchdog Identifies Growing Threat To Democracy Among 200+ Local Election Officials

Informing Democracy found 94 local officials responsible for administering elections and 110 state lawmakers who provoked concerns about harboring anti-democratic bias.

Danielle Kantor 4/21/23 Danielle Kantor 4/21/23

NEW REPORT: Watchdog Identifies Growing Threat To Democracy From Local Election Officials

New report identifies 204 state and local officials, finding many emboldened by past attacks on elections

Danielle Kantor 1/6/23 Danielle Kantor 1/6/23

Watchdog Group Founded In Aftermath of Jan 6: Democracy Still At Risk

The attack on January 6th was not the first attempt to destroy American democracy—nor will it be the last—it is an example of the terror that can result when rampant misinformation takes hold and when elected leaders attempt to subvert the will of the people to retain power.