24 for ’24: Urgent Recommendations in Law, Media, Politics, and Tech for Fair and Legitimate 2024 U.S. Elections

The United States electoral process, and indeed American democracy itself, is under great stress. Over the last two decades, hyperpolarized politics and very close elections have led to fights over election rules.

This crisis of confidence emerged even as election administration has become more professionalized and even after some of the worst-performing voting systems, such as machines using punch card ballots, were taken out of service. Some replacement voting technologies that have been introduced in recent years raise new security challenges.