by Erin Egan | Sep 30, 2022 | Ohio State University
The concept of free and fair elections, one of the hallmarks of a functioning democracy, seems to be slipping away in the United States. While Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election are influential, Republicans are doing more than...
by Taylor Davis | Sep 30, 2022 | Ohio State University
A week before the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, Doug Mastriano prayed with Christian Nationalists for Donald Trump to seize power. Why then did he receive funding from Democrats in this year’s primary race for Pennsylvania governor? A bold new campaign...
by Sam Klein | Sep 28, 2022 | Ohio State University
Across the country, sixty percent of Americans will have an election denier on their ballot. At least 16 states will have a candidate running for secretary of state (or positions that appoint the secretary of state) that has at least questioned the results of the 2020...
by Ellie Chorpenning | Jun 28, 2022 | University of Denver
On January 6, 2021, one of the greatest physical attacks on modern democracy occurred with the violent disruption of the 2020 presidential election certification at the U.S. Capitol. Trump supporters broke through Capitol police lines, endangered government leaders,...
by Julia Nunamaker | Jun 25, 2022 | University of Denver
Restrictive voter ID laws have become increasingly salient as more states pass or introduce legislation making identification a central part of voting (Hajnal et. al., 2017). These laws, where “the strictest require photo identification in order to cast a regular...
