Author Abdiaziz Ahmed details how some popular AI chatbots cannot reliably detect AI-generated images depicting false incidents of election-related malfeasance even after the implementation of the California AI Transparency Act. The law requires tech companies to embed origin data in AI-generated images, video, and audio; provide consumers with tools to access the origin data; and […]
read moreAs voters prepare to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections, the Bipartisan Policy Center worked with Morning Consult to survey 3,144 registered voters between September 2 and 4. Building on similar surveys fielded in 2022 and 2024,1 our 2026 survey questioned respondents about: Where they look for election information How confident they are […]
read moreIn May 2026, Utah reported the results of a “citizenship audit” of its voter registration rolls that it conducted in April. Of more than 2 million voter records analyzed, just 27 were found to be noncitizens, with another 25 likely noncitizens. The audit’s findings are noteworthy because they confirm what previous studies have consistently shown: […]
read moreConfidence in the conduct and results of American elections has declined and polarized along party lines in recent years. Can a nonpartisan public information campaign featuring election officials enhance trust in elections when delivered to skeptical voters during a contentious political contest? We analyze a preregistered, randomized field experiment conducted during the 2024 US presidential […]
read moreThis report is a comprehensive, 360° view of election chain of custody as it exists today in law, in practice, and in the public domain. Advance Elections, Verified Voting, and the Election Law Program contributed different areas of expertise to answer the same urgent question: how do election officials protect the vote, and how can […]
read moreThe Constitution empowers states to manage elections, yet this aspect of federalism poses formidable challenges with overlapping geographic and partisan divisions. We first provide descriptive evidence that, even though nonpartisan election officials use similar methods to protect ballot-counting across the country, Republican voters nationwide report low levels of trust in the elections run by the […]
read moreWith the midterm elections quickly approaching, access to the ballot increasingly depends on where voters live and who they are. Nearly seven in 10 eligible voters in the South now live in a state with a Low or Negative Democracy Policy Score. Comparatively, in the West, fewer than one in 100 do. MAP’s new report, The […]
read moreThe U.S. Postal Service handles the processing, transportation, and delivery of Election and Political Mail across the country. It is committed to fulfilling its role in the electoral process when policymakers and voters choose to use the mail as part of their election systems or as their means to vote, respectively. To do so, the […]
read moreSince 2020, election workers have been harassed, targeted, threatened, and intimidated. This thesis examines the 21 cases prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. The thesis is the first of its kind to examine and identify behavioral indicators, patterns of radicalization, and shared characteristics among prosecuted election crime cases. The cases […]
read moreOver the last two decades, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) has served as a foundational advancement at the federal level in expanding opportunities for Americans with disabilities to participate fully and independently in elections. Prior to HAVA’s enactment in 2002, many voting locations were physically inaccessible and critical voter information was not available in […]
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