News,Events,Insights News Advocates call for Shapiro to extend automatic voter registration to social service agencies April 11, 2024 Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with the Pennsylvania Capital-Star about the challenges of and decline in voter registrations through social services agencies in recent years in PA, and efforts to improve registration accessibility for vulnerable communities. … Read More… Insights Athena Strategies Misinformation Roundup – April 8, 2024 April 8, 2024 One of Athena Strategies’ core missions is to amplify understanding and civil discourse about elections in the U.S. – seeking to counter the spread of harmful mis and disinformation and working to rebuild trust in … Read More… Insights Poll Workers Are Urgently Needed Across the Country April 5, 2024 Calling all advocates for democracy! Over 400 election jurisdictions across 43 states are urgently seeking poll workers to support upcoming elections. Poll workers play a vital role in ensuring everyone can exercise their right to … Read More… News Kathy Boockvar Receives Distinguished Alumni Award from American University Washington College of Law March 25, 2024 We are very proud and excited to announce that Athena Strategies President Kathy Boockvar is being awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from her law school, the American University Washington College of Law! This award recognizes a member … Read More… News Are PA voter rolls clean? How Nearly 1M voters were removed two years ago March 25, 2024 Kathy Boockvar recently conversed with the USA Today Network about effective methods that would help ensure Pennsylvania’s voter registration rolls are as up to date and accurate as possible, as well as help combat misinformation … Read More… News Experts war-gamed what might happen if deepfakes disrupt the 2024 election. Things went sideways fast. March 20, 2024 Athena Strategies President Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with NBC News about her participation in a “war-game” simulation during the 2024 presidential election cycle, organized by The Future US. The Future US is a nonprofit that … Read More… News Committee for Safe and Secure Elections Releases Updated Recommendations to Help Thwart Swatting March 14, 2024 Key resource alert: The Committee for Safe and Secure Elections (CSSE) recently released updated recommendations to help thwart swatting attempts that aim to intimidate and silence targeted individuals. Swatting, where false emergency calls are made … Read More… News Officials in Pa., around the U.S. race to secure elections in ‘a new era’ of unprecedented threats March 5, 2024 Kathy Boockvar was recently interviewed by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette about challenges in the lead-up to the 2024 election, including the increase in threats against election officials since 2020. Boockvar discussed her work with the … Read More… Insights Kathy Boockvar Speaks at American University Washington College of Law’s Administrative Law Review Symposium March 1, 2024 Kathy Boockvar was honored to be invited to her law school alma mater, American University Washington College of Law, to speak at their Administrative Law Review’s symposium on the Future of U.S. Elections and Democracy. Boockvar was … Read More… News McClelland’s Pa. Treasurer campaign raised and spent money months before it officially existed February 29, 2024 Kathy Boockvar was recently interviewed by Pennsylvania Capital-Star about Pennsylvania’s Campaign Finance laws, fundraising, and reporting requirements for candidates. Boockvar spoke about the insufficient enforcement authority defined under Pennsylvania law, combined with insufficient funding allocated … Read More… News Third-party candidates’ ‘extraordinarily difficult’ task to attract voters, get on ballot February 29, 2024 Kathy Boockvar spoke with USA Today about the challenges of the existing two-party system, including restrictions on independents voting in primaries and hurdles third-party candidates face when trying to get on the ballot. Under Pennsylvania’s … Read More… Insights Athena Strategies Announces Inaugural Class of Tech & Public Policy Democracy Fellows February 28, 2024 Athena Strategies is excited to welcome our inaugural Tech & Public Policy Democracy Fellows from Georgetown University. Nazli Togrul is a Master’s student in the Communication, Culture, and Technology program at Georgetown, where she researches … Read More… Previous 123456…9 Next
