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Investigating the US Election: Digging into Anti-Democratic Efforts to Sideline Voters

As the US prepares for another high-stakes presidential election, critical threats to the integrity of election certification and voter eligibility have come to the forefront. Across key states, election officials who support false, discredited claims of widespread voter fraud are rising to positions of power, threatening the foundation of the democratic process. Investigative journalists play a critical role in uncovering the influence of election deniers and ensuring transparency in the electoral process.

In this webinar, leading experts explore how journalists can investigate and report on efforts to undermine election certification and restrict voter access. They provide tools for understanding the legal and political forces at play, and provide insights into the complexities of election law, the role of disinformation, and how to effectively track election integrity in 2024.

Justin Glawe is an independent journalist and the author of the forthcoming book “If I Am Coming to Your Town, Something Terrible Has Happened.” He writes the newsletter American Doom. Glawe is the author of a major Rolling Stone investigation into local election officials who are aligned with false claims about the 2020 election made by former president Donald Trump. His work has focused on political extremism and its impact on democracy, shedding light on officials who may use their roles to challenge or refuse certification of legitimate election results.

Carrie Levine is Votebeat’s managing editor. She was previously a senior reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, where she covered voting access as well as money in politics and influence. Before that, she was research director at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonpartisan watchdog group. She has also reported and edited for Legal Times and the National Law Journal, and the Charlotte Observer. A graduate of Boston University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she is based in Washington, DC.

Nikhel Sus is deputy chief counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), where he specializes in litigation and advocacy to promote accountability, transparency, and ethics in government. He contributed to CREW’s Election Certification Under Threat report, released in August 2024, a legal roadmap to protect the upcoming election.

The moderator is Gowri Ramachandran, director of elections and security in the Brennan Center’s Elections and Government program. Her work focuses on election security, election administration, and combatting election disinformation.

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