Communication Resources
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Blogs, Polling
July 25, 2024
New Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Protections for Election Workers
Best Practices
June 24, 2024
Social Media Policies: Mis/Disinformation, Threats, and Harassment
With the help of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, we have compiled the policies related to election and voting disinformation of some of the most used platforms, including Gab, Meta (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp), Reddit, Snapchat, Telegram, TikTok, Truth Social, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube.
Fact Sheets
November 6, 2023
Backgrounder: Michigan’s ‘fake electors’ charges, explained
Michigan was one of seven states where “fake electors” claimed that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election in their state.
Reports
July 11, 2023
The Financial and Economic Dangers of Democratic Backsliding
The decentralized nature of U.S. election administration means that the actions of even a single state-level official could wreak significant havoc on national electoral processes.
Polling
July 7, 2023
New Survey: Across the Political Spectrum, Americans Prioritize Counting Every Legal Vote Over Winning
According to a new survey, Americans overwhelmingly say it’s more important that we count every legal vote than that their preferred candidate win. That’s true of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents.
Legal Analysis, Reports
September 26, 2022
The January 6 Hearings
The attack and effort to undermine the will of the American voters did not happen in a vacuum. Fueled by misinformation and lies about the 2020 election, many of the key actors involved and key actions taken that contributed to the attack originated from the states. After all, while elections are national events, they are run and led by the states.
Reports
December 30, 2020
Joint Session of Congress
This guide outlines the process set forth in counting the Electoral College votes from the 2020 presidential election and how those rules apply to the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021.
Reports
November 11, 2020
Protecting the Results
The resources on this page are aimed at preparing AGs and other state and local officials to protect the results.