Tag Archive for: Election Integrity

D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Bipartisan Efforts In The Senate To Address The Problems Posed By AI

Democracy 21 applauds the bipartisan effort underway in the Senate to develop public policies to address the dangerous problems posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI). This […]

Elections And Democracy Under Siege

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | May 4, 2023 Former President Donald Trump and his coup plotters failed when they tried to steal the 2020 election. […]

A Dangerous Anti-Democracy Movement In The U.S. Is Growing Stronger

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 13, 2023 A dangerous anti-democracy movement is rapidly growing in the ranks of Republican officeholders and activists. It was […]

Congress Is Very Close To Finally Closing A Dangerous Election Law Loophole

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | December 15, 2022 The Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA) is essential legislation that would close a dangerous loophole in the […]

Al Hunt Op-Ed In The Hill: Reports Of The Death Of Election Denialism May Be Greatly Exaggerated

“The current congressional lame duck session may be one of the most consequential,” Albert Hunt writes in an op-ed published yesterday in The Hill. “On the […]

Eisen/Wertheimer Op-Ed On Slate: Pennsylvania’s Law Is Clear — Absentee Ballots Should Be Counted

The following op-ed by Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.) and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer was published today on Slate.   Slate  |  11/8/2022 The Fate […]

Wertheimer On Brookings: The “Independent State Legislature Theory” Will Not Empower State Legislatures To Override Presidential Election Results

There is a key misconception about the potential impact of an upcoming Supreme Court case and the “independent state legislature theory,” Democracy 21 President Fred […]

Election Deniers, Voter Intimidation, & The Dangers Facing Our Democracy

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | November 3, 2022 The Trump effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election was an unprecedented attack on our democracy that […]

Two Fundamental Threats Facing Democracy As Election Day Nears

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | October 27, 2022 As we head into the final days of the midterm elections, Americans are facing two fundamental threats […]

Election Deniers Could Throw Our Democracy Into Chaos

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | October 6, 2022 With less than five weeks to go, we are heading into dangerous and uncharted waters for the […]