protect the vote 2026
STEP ONE: LOBBY YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
Marc Elias (of "Democracy Docket" fame) has a lot to say about the state of our voting system in 2026.
He thinks our voting rights are in grave danger. (He's right.)
He thinks we are too concerned about appearing "alarmist" and not nearly concerned enough about what really matters: meeting the threat to democracy that Donald Trump's fascist movement poses. (He's right again.)
He has an extensive plan to counter Trump's authoritarian impulses at every step of the electoral process.
But he needs our help to make it happen.
How? He needs us to lobby our state legislators and congressional representatives to do the following:
ON THE STATE LEVEL:
- Introduce and pass a bill that bans all third-party voting challenges, including those from the DOJ.
- Revise and strengthen state voter intimidation laws and provide remedies with real teeth for those who are targeted.
- Revise, strengthen, and streamline state election certification laws.
ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL:
- Pass a law in Congress to prohibit federal law enforcement from operating within 500 feet of a polling place, election office, or counting location.
- Pass a law in Congress establishing a federal investigative blackout period around elections, from 30 days before Election Day until one week after the last member of a new Congress is seated.
- Pass a law in Congress requiring election-related grand jury subpoenas come from the jurisdiction for which they are sought — no more U.S. Attorney shopping!
- Pass a law in Congress to end immunity of any kind for government officials who interfere with the rights of qualified citizens to vote or have their vote counted.
To learn more about Marc's vision for safeguarding the vote and how you can help, watch the latest episode of Defending Democracy with Marc Elias by clicking on the video below.