NYU Law Democracy Project

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New Project at NYU School of Law exploring the challenges facing democracy today. democracyproject.org

What does it take to protect the freedom to vote when the threats to our elections are evolving? In a new essay, our CEO and Co-Founder @hannahkfried.bsky.social reflects on this moment—and why meeting it will require more than any one person, profession, or strategy.

NYU Law Democracy Project@democracyproject.bsky.social · 3d ago

🚨Elections 2026: New by @hannahkfried.bsky.social @allvotingislocal.bsky.social—"When Winning in Court Is Just the Start, How Do We Capture Hearts and Minds?" Publishing daily essays on threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/when-w...

🚨Elections 2026: A new piece by @justinlevitt.bsky.social — "The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections" We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/the-vo...

The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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🚨Elections 2026: A new piece by @justinlevitt.bsky.social — "The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections" We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/the-vo...

The Voters Are in the Driver’s Seat for the 2026 Elections

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org

🚨Elections 2026: A new piece by @repsteveisrael.bsky.social — "Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms" We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read it here: democracyproject.org/posts/guardr...

Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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🚨Elections 2026: A new piece by @repsteveisrael.bsky.social — "Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms" We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read it here: democracyproject.org/posts/guardr...

Guardrails Do Not Defend Themselves: Preparation for the 2026 Midterms

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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🚨Elections 2026: Retired Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley—"What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot." We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/what-c...

What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot.

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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🚨Elections 2026: New essay by Faculty Dir. Bob Bauer @nyulaw.bsky.social—"The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day" We're publishing daily on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/the-ch...

The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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🚨Elections 2026: New essay by Tammy Patrick of the Election Center — "Election Administration in 2026: Unprecedented (Again)" We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/electi...

Election Administration in 2026: Unprecedented (Again)

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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Derek Muller: "Not every election official gets to revisit every earlier decision. That is part of the design of election administration... courts have routinely affirmed that [certification] is a narrow thing" and may not be expanded "into an investigation into the results of an election."

NYU Law Democracy Project@democracyproject.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚨 Next up in the "Elections 2026" series: @derektmuller.bsky.social — "Certifying Election Results" We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read the essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/certif...

🚨Elections 2026: Retired Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley—"What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot." We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/what-c...

What Can Electricity Teach Us About Election Fraud? Quite a Lot.

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org

🚨 Next up in the "Elections 2026" series: @rosenzweigp.bsky.social — "Game Playing the Worst Election Scenarios" We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/game-p...

Game Playing the Worst Election Scenarios

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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Out today - Our new book "Democracy’s Challenges: 100 Ideas," edited by Bob Bauer, Sam Issacharoff, @rickpildes.bsky.social & R. Po (@nyupress.bsky.social) Featuring essays from 100+ leading thinkers across the political spectrum on the future of democracy 📖Learn more nyupress.org/978147985255...

Democracy’s Challenges

Democracy’s Challenges is the culmination of the NYU Law Democracy Project’s “100 Ideas in 100 Days series.” This anthology brings together an unpara...

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🚨Next up in the Elections 2026 series: Faculty Director Sam Issacharoff—"Partisans, Repeat Games, and the Fragility of Self-Governed Elections" We publish daily essays on potential threats to the election process & mechanisms available to manage them Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/partis...

Partisans, Repeat Games, and the Fragility of Self-Governed Elections

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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🚨Next up in the Elections 2026 series: Faculty Dir. Bob Bauer — "In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration" We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the election process & mechanisms available to manage them Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/in-mis...

In Missouri, A Judicial Response to Politicized Election Administration

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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🚨Next up in the Elections 2026 series: @stephenricher.bsky.social & Gina Goldenberg - "ICE at the Polls: Not the Hottest Election Threat" We're publishing daily essays on potential threats to the election process & mechanisms available to manage them Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/ice-at...

ICE at the Polls: Not the Hottest Election Threat

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org

Senior OH election official explains in detail why, from an election administration perspective, "being required to implement the new USPS rule beginning at some as-yet unknown date in September would be nothing short of insanity." At the NYU Democracy Project: democracyproject.org/posts/its-to...

It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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🚨We’ve launched "Elections 2026," a series examining challenges to our electoral process Kicking off: Summit County (OH) Board of Elections Chair @williamdrich.bsky.social—"It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election" Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/its-to...

It’s Too Late to Implement the USPS Ballot-Mailing Rule for This Election

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org