The Brennan Center and co-counsel filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of cities and counties to challenge the Department of Homeland Security’s demand that states change election rules or lose ...

Any deployment that intimidates voters or interferes with elections would be illegal. Should one occur, officials and civil society are prepared to challenge illegal acts so that voting can proceed ...

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has purchased and used new surveillance technologies while attempting to keep the public and the City Council in the dark. This chart provides an overview of the ...

Only a small number of congressional races are considered toss-ups going into November. Most are in districts drawn by independent commissions or courts. Control of the House is again up for grabs in ...

This article was originally published in Al Día Dallas. Over the past 18 months, there has been a wave of anti-voter bills introduced and passed across the country, many of them designed to undermine ...

Sending troops or ICE officers to the polls is illegal. Here’s how you can protect your vote and your community’s voice, even if federal agents unlawfully show up. The Trump administration has ...

Changes to questions about race and ethnicity will make the count more accurate, equitable, and legitimate, but there’s more work to be done. The White House Office of Management and Budget has ...

In Rucho v. Common Cause, the Supreme Court put partisan gerrymandering claims brought under the U.S. Constitution squarely beyond the reach of federal courts. Since the Court’s ruling in 2019, voters ...

While states and cities can choose to help enforce federal law, the 10th Amendment means that the U.S. government can’t force them to do so. Only weeks after federal immigration raids set off chaos in ...

Today, All Voting is Local, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Campaign Legal Center, and Protect Democracy released updated guides on election certification in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, ...

Americans are fed up with the role of big money in political campaigns. The Brennan Center’s solution: small donor public financing to put power back in the hands of individuals. The campaign finance ...

Eliza Sweren-Becker serves as deputy director in the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights and Elections Program. She litigates voting rights cases, counsels lawmakers and administrators on voting ...