The Fight To Certify Elections Has Already Begun
With fewer than 100 days until the election, Republicans are building an election subversion war machine.
As the founder of Democracy Docket and Partner at Elias Law Group, Marc Elias is a nationally recognized authority in voting rights, redistricting and law. In 2020, Marc led the historic legal effort to protect voting rights, winning over 60 lawsuits against the GOP’s efforts to suppress the vote. As Republicans continue to mount aggressive challenges to voting, Marc continues to fight back in court and on Twitter. Fighting for democracy by his side is Marc’s Portuguese Water Dog named Bode.
With fewer than 100 days until the election, Republicans are building an election subversion war machine.
Democracy is under assault, its flag is flying upside down and the conservative majority will not protect it.
The Supreme Court has recently become a witting or unwitting facilitator of Project 2025’s dystopian agenda for the future.
As we reflect on the outcome of the New York trial, we should pause to acknowledge that history was tragically derailed by Trump’s felonious conduct.
We cannot survive as a democracy if only one party is willing to accept defeat.
Donald Trump and his Republican allies have no intention of accepting the outcome of a free and fair election.
In recent weeks, there have been a series of lawsuits aimed at undoing protections for election workers.
If the virus of mass voter challenges is an epidemic threatening to sweep across the nation and undermine our democracy, then Georgia is patient zero.
Bolstered by his three new hires, Michael Whatley has promised to “work around the clock to file aggressive litigation where needed.”
With the fate of democracy hanging in the balance, we are left wondering whether the courts are up to the task of holding Trump accountable at all.