Description: December 14, 2020: Today, electors will meet in their states to vote for president and vice president, a key step in one of the most unusual election systems in the world. Join us for a discussion of our peculiar institution and the proposals to make it better reflect the will of the people. This…
Description: November 10, 2020: As the initial vote counting wraps up, talk turns to recounts and audits. Nearly half of all states fo automatic recounts if the margin of victory is below .25 or .5 percent; in others, losers must request and pay for recounts. But what exactly are officials counting? And what’s the difference…
Description: October 8, 2020: The 2020 U.S. election is likely to be more complicated than those in the past. Carter Center staffers and other leading U.S. election experts tell you what to expect this election season and how to make sure your vote is counted. To learn more about the Center’s U.S. election public information…
Originally published in the National Endowment for Democracy’s Democracy Digest | May 1, 2020 “Overall, the dangers are much greater than the opportunities” in terms of the pandemic’s impact on liberty and democracy, says Stanford University’s Francis Fukuyama. “I do think there are opportunities for improving policies and institutions, but right now the dangers are much more…
Originally published in The Fulcrum | May 1, 2020 Fifty former foreign policy officials, politicians and experts at promoting democracy abroad have united behind a diplomatically worded but blunt warning: The coronavirus could rapidly incubate autocratic behavior that threatens the integrity of the presidential election. In an open letter on Thursday, the bipartisan group urged President Trump,…
Description: March 23, 2020: ERN’s inaugural webinar, States at Play in the Fight Against Gerrymandering, features expert panelists Cathy Duvall (of Democracy Ascent Advisors) and Clean Missouri’s Sean Soendker Nicholson, who discuss the outcome of the SCOTUS decision on gerrymandering – and where it leaves room for state action.
