Professor Matthew D. Kim recently published an empirical study in the Texas A&M Law Review entitled “Restoring Public Trust in Elections: An Empirical Study of How Campaign Finance Reform Can Restore Public Trust in Elections.” Click here to read or download the law review article.

States United Democracy Center researched how voters, including women and others from marginalized groups experience and think about voting-related violence and harassment. To read their report and view their special Election Safety website click here.

In Solution 2 of this article entitled Dismantling the Political Duopoly, at 129 Penn. St. L. Rev. Statim 204 (2025) the authors B. Paige Lawson and Wes Henriksen explain Ranked Choice Voting and how it promotes majority support, reduces the need to strategically vote, encourages position campaigning, and saves taxpayers and campaigns money. Click here to read the article.

Evaluating the 2022 election cycle, a new report analyzes how states can combat election misinformation and build trust in elections. You can read the report here.

The States United, Protect Democracy and Law Forward, published a year end report that found 28 states had passed 62 bills in since 2020 that could cause confusion or delay in the election process. Click here to view the report.