Resources

The decisions being made in statehouses this year and next will help determine how the 2024 election is conducted.

A review of Election Deniers’ actions after their first 100 days in office reveals new anti-democracy trends in the states post-2022 elections.

The state legislature-driven election subversion trend gained momentum throughout the last two years. All told, we have catalogued more than 400 legislative proposals that would enable election subversion. Over that time, the proposals have morphed and become more far-reaching and aggressive.

In 2022, politicians who spread lies and conspiracy theories about our elections sought the power to oversee our elections, enabling them to interfere with nonpartisan election administration and put our free, fair, and secure elections at risk. We tracked their performance in statewide races.

These surveys were conducted before the election, in August and September, shedding light on why voters rejected Election Denier candidates when they went to the polls.

Many, but not all, secretaries of state serve as the state’s chief election official. Secretaries of state have key roles and responsibilities in several aspects of voting procedures and election administration and certification.

Attorneys general have key roles and responsibilities in several aspects of election administration, election law enforcement, and voting procedures.

Governors have key roles and responsibilities in several aspects of election administration and voting procedures.

States United has developed a collection of election season resources for state officials, law enforcement leaders, pro-democracy groups and journalists.

Representatives of political parties, candidates, civic engagement and nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and international entities all have varying levels of access to election administration and voting procedures depending on state law.