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Inside Voting in America

ProPublica is investigating excesses of both major political parties. We are focusing our efforts in three broad areas: who votes, who counts the votes and who is providing legal, intellectual and financial backing for efforts aimed at restricting voting or influencing the election process.

122 stories published since 2015

What One Photographer Captured in Wisconsin’s Changing Election Climate

by Megan O’Matz, photography by David Kasnic for ProPublica,

How to Outsmart Election Disinformation

by Karim Doumar and Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

How to Help People Vote in the 2022 Midterm Elections

by Asia Fields and Kengo Tsutsumi,

Election Administrators Are Under Attack. Here’s What That Means for the Upcoming Midterms.

by Jeremy Schwartz,

D.C. Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Republican Governors’ Shipping of Immigrants to the Capital

by Marilyn W. Thompson and Perla Trevizo,

Who Is My Member of Congress? Here’s How to Find Out What Your Reps Have Been Up To.

by Karim Doumar and Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

How Ron DeSantis Blew Up Black-Held Congressional Districts and May Have Broken Florida Law

by Joshua Kaplan,

Election Deniers Failed to Hand Wisconsin to Trump but Have Paved the Way for Future GOP Success

by Megan O’Matz,

How to Vote in Person or by Mail

by Karim Doumar and Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

How America’s Democracy Is “Ripe to Be Exploited”

by Eric Umansky,

Congress Works for You. Here’s How to Be a Better Boss.

by ProPublica,

For Donald Trump, Information Has Always Been Power

by Andrea Bernstein,

For Helping Voters Who Can’t Read, She’s Been Criminally Charged — Twice. That Hasn’t Stopped Her.

by Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, Aliyya Swaby and Annie Waldman,

New Voting Restrictions Could Make It Harder for 1 in 5 Americans to Vote

by Caresse Jackman, Gray Television/InvestigateTV, and Aliyya Swaby and Annie Waldman, ProPublica,

ووٹ ڈالنے کا طریقہ: ایک فوری اور آسان رہنمائی

by Asia Fields,

كيفية التصويت: دليل سريع وبسيط

by Asia Fields,

如何投票？請收好這份指南

by Asia Fields,

如何投票？请收好这份指南

by Asia Fields,

কীভাবে ভোট দিতে হয়: একটি দ্রুত এবং সহজ গাইড

by Asia Fields,

वोट देने के बारे में जानकारी: संक्षिप्त और आसान गाइड

by Asia Fields,

투표 방법: 간단하고 쉬운 안내서

by Asia Fields,

Paano Bumoto: Isang Mabilis at Madaling Gabay

by Asia Fields,

Cómo votar: una guía rápida y sencilla

por Asia Fields,

The Fight Against an Age-Old Effort to Block Americans From Voting

by Aliyya Swaby and Annie Waldman,

Cách bỏ phiếu: Bản hướng dẫn nhanh chóng và dễ dàng

by Asia Fields,

How to Vote: A Quick and Easy Guide

by Asia Fields,

How We Analyzed Literacy and Voter Turnout

by Annie Waldman and Aliyya Swaby,

How to Fix America’s Confusing Voting System

by Aliyya Swaby and Annie Waldman,

How a Billionaire’s “Attack Philanthropy” Secretly Funded Climate Denialism and Right-Wing Causes

by Andy Kroll and Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Andrew Perez, The Lever,

“The Human Psyche Was Not Built for This”

by Marilyn W. Thompson and Jenny Deam, research by Mollie Simon, illustrations by Kitra Cahana, special to ProPublica,

How a Secretive Billionaire Handed His Fortune to the Architect of the Right-Wing Takeover of the Courts

by Andrew Perez, The Lever, and Andy Kroll and Justin Elliott, ProPublica,

Republicans Turn Against the League of Women Voters

by Megan O’Matz,

A Right-Wing Think Tank Claimed to Be a Church. Now, Members of Congress Want to Investigate.

by Andrea Suozzo,

A Government Official Helped Them Register. Now They’ve Been Charged With Voter Fraud.

by Bianca Fortis,

Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS

by Andrea Suozzo,

How We Fight Back When Officials Resist Releasing Information You Have a Right to Know

by Charles Ornstein,

“Big Lie” Vigilantism Is on the Rise. Big Tech Is Failing to Respond.

by Andy Kroll,

The Hypnotherapist and Failed Politician Who Helped Fuel the Never-Ending Hunt for Election Fraud in Wisconsin

by Megan O’Matz,

Help ProPublica Investigate Threats to U.S. Democracy

by Byard Duncan,

Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump’s Stolen Election Myth

by Doug Bock Clark, Alexandra Berzon and Kirsten Berg,

What Increasingly Partisan and Venomous Wisconsin School Board Races Reveal About American Elections

by Megan O’Matz,

New Documentary by Frontline and ProPublica Reveals Origins of the Stolen Election Myth

by ProPublica,

Using Facebook’s Own Data to Understand the Platform’s Role in Jan. 6

by Brooke Stephenson,

Billionaire-Backed Group Enlists Trump-Supporting Citizens to Hunt for Voter Fraud Using Discredited Techniques

by Megan O’Matz,

House Committee Issues Subpoena to Top Trump Fundraiser Kimberly Guilfoyle

by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan,

Trump Just Endorsed an Oath Keeper’s Plan to Seize Control of the Republican Party

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Let’s Recall What Exactly Paul Manafort and Rudy Giuliani Were Doing in Ukraine

by Ilya Marritz,

A Push to Remove LGBTQ Books in One County Could Signal Rising Partisanship on School Boards

by Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

New Legal Filing Reveals Startling Details of Possible Fraud by Trump Organization

by Heather Vogell,

Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Insurrection Threats in Months Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack, Records Show

by Craig Silverman, ProPublica, Craig Timberg, The Washington Post, Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Jeremy B. Merrill, The Washington Post,