In the most desperate scenarios, the voters may not be the ones who decide who becomes president after all.

The electoral votes have been cast, and now it’s time for Congress to decide how they should be counted—assuming it can get its own house in order first.

Third-party ballot collection—sometimes contemptuously called “ballot harvesting”—has drawn fierce partisan debate this election season. What laws currently govern ballot collection?

How do six battleground states define and attempt to prevent voter intimidation?

The process for selecting a new president begins with the states—and they may play a decisive role in resolving any disputes that might arise in 2020.

Election observers play a major role in elections nationwide. What rules govern poll watching in U.S. battleground states?

Of the 16 states that require the provision of “secrecy sleeves” to absentee voters, which will reject a ballot that is mailed back without the internal envelope?

What are the state-to-state differences in ballot drop-off options?

The United States has tools to protect its elections, but needs to use them.