Fresh Ideas for Safeguarding American Elections
Partisan polarization poses an ominous threat to U.S. democracy—and to democracies around the world. In this collection, experts and practitioners offer fresh ideas for how leaders can work together to protect the integrity of elections and restore public confidence in democracy.
Contributors to this series participated in a workshop on U.S. elections, held at UC San Diego in December 2023, that was co-sponsored by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation’s (IGCC) Future of Democracy Initiative, together with UC San Diego’s Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research and the Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Institute.
Jump to a specific topic:
- Michael Sozan: To Defend Democracy, Change Is Needed
- Cassandra Emmons: (Re)Building Confidence in Elections Requires Trusted Messengers
- Trey Grayson: Congress Must Act To Support America’s Electoral Workforce
- LaGina Gause: We Must Defend Core Democratic Principles
- Lauren Prather: Clarifying the Trust in Elections Problem
- Curtis Chang: The Movement to Rebuild Democracy in America Must Include Religious Groups
