Elections Continue UnSAVEd
What’s next for election policy and discourse, after Congress adjourns until mid-September with the president’s top legislative priority stuck.
An Election Scorecard Worth Bookmarking
The R Street Institute has released an election law tracker and rating system that is thorough and fair.
As National Debates Rage, State Election Officials Stick Up for Local Power
Secretaries of State volunteered their thoughts about local control of election administration during a biannual meeting.
Election Day Should Mean Election Day in Nevada
While respecting a recent Supreme Court ruling that allows certain ballots to be received after Election Day, Nevada should update its policy for the sake of trust in the election process, its governor writes.
Trump Fires Election Commissioners, in Move More Symbolic Than Significant
The president’s removal of two Election Assistance Commission members left a technical support agency vacant but is likely to have little effect on the 2026 Midterms.
Read About Declare’s New Election Integrity Map
We’re giving the term ‘election integrity’ some criteria and a 50-state tool to track them, striving to be as fair and accurate as possible.
After Court Ruling, Reflecting on the Good of SAVE
A judge determined that using a federal data tool for verifying voters’ citizenship status was beyond its lawful purpose. But the existence of such a mechanism might fill a need.
Veterans Orgs Share Their Reaction to Supreme Court Mail Ballot Decision
Declare’s Miranda Combs does a Q&A with leaders of veterans groups that signed an amicus brief in Watson v. RNC, about their concerns prior to the decision and issues facing military voters more broadly.
A Narrow State Mail Ballot Policy Is Preserved by Supreme Court
The opinion, written by Justice Barrett, says that elections are defined by the voters’ choices, not by the receipt of ballots, effectively allowing “postmark rules” in 14 states to stand.
President Trump’s Election Orders Are Failing in Court. Why?
Election-policy-by-president is bound to fall apart. It’s happening as we speak.