News,Events,Insights News 2024: Year in Review December 19, 2024 Looking back on an enormously busy and productive year, Athena Strategies is very thankful for all our friends and partners and their great work in 2024, and we are very proud of our efforts to … Read More… Insights Tech & Public Policy Democracy Fellow highlights ‘invaluable opportunities’ to connect with election integrity experts December 12, 2024 Athena Strategies is proud to spotlight Nazli Togrul, who has served as one of our outstanding Georgetown Tech & Public Policy Democracy Fellows throughout 2024. See Georgetown’s profile of her here. Nazli has played a … Read More… News Election denialism has staying power even after Trump’s win December 1, 2024 Though widespread claims of voter fraud have quieted some because President-Elect Trump won the election, the years of casting doubt on our election processes have had significant impact. Allegations, rumors, disputes, and disinformation campaigns continue, … Read More… News 2020’s debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump’s 2024 victory November 14, 2024 As the results of the 2024 general election were being tabulated, Kathy Boockvar joined NPR to weigh in on baseless conspiracy theories and claims of election interference. Boockvar noted that the last four years of … Read More… News Pennsylvania prepares for a recount as Casey and McCormick campaigns focus on ballots November 14, 2024 The Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick entered a recount due to a margin of under 0.5% between them, with approximately 7 million ballots cast. With certification not yet having occurred … Read More… News After a bruising 4 years, a hope for normalcy in American elections November 8, 2024 Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with Stateline to discuss the significant challenges faced by election officials during the past four years, including threats, harassment, and intentional disinformation campaigns, largely fueled by false claims of election fraud. … Read More… News Will there be any legal challenges before 2024 election certification process? November 6, 2024 Kathy Boockvar sat down live with CBS News the day after Election Day, joined by legal expert James Sample, delving into some of the baseless legal challenges brought before Election Day. Boockvar provided her perspective … Read More… News Election Security Officials Are Bracing For Their Toughest Test November 5, 2024 As Election Day approached, the New Republic wrote about the persistent threats against election officials of misinformation and political violence, alongside the stringent security and integrity of our elections and beefed-up physical security measures in … Read More… News Despite Trump’s Claim, No Ballots Have Been Found Fraudulent in Lancaster County November 4, 2024 Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with the New York Times about the announcement by several Pennsylvania counties that suspicious voter registration forms – not ballots – had been submitted to several election offices right before the … Read More… News How Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to dispute the election results – again November 4, 2024 In a recent interview with CNN, Kathy Boockvar discussed false claims by the Trump campaign in the lead up to the election, to lay the groundwork for challenging it if he lost. These claims included … Read More… News How Trump and his allies on X are flooding Pennsylvania with lies in the final week of the presidential campaign November 2, 2024 Kathy Boockvar sat down with the Philadelphia Inquirer to discuss the recent history of mis and disinformation about elections in Pennsylvania and nationally. False claims about the 2020 election were intentionally disseminated and have continued … Read More… News Investigations into voter registration forms in Pennsylvania lead to wave of misinformation October 30, 2024 Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with AP News about the announcement by several Pennsylvania counties that large numbers of suspicious voter registration forms – not ballots – had been submitted to several election offices right before … Read More… 123…10 Next
