Resources
Athena Strategies collects helpful resources such as tools, fact sheets, guidance, and templates for use by election and other government officials, voters, partners, and other interested parties. These resources focus on election security, voting rights, and amplifying understanding and civil discourse about elections in the U.S. If you have a suggested resource for inclusion, please contact us.
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The 65 Project
The 65 Project is a bipartisan effort to deter future abuse of the legal system by lawyers seeking to overturn legitimate elections.
The Democracy Principle
The Democracy Principle is a project of the State Democracy Research Initiative of the University of Wisconsin Law School.
U Delaware’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Ithaca Initiative
The SNF Ithaca Initiative at the University of Delaware Biden School of Public Policy seeks to increase the quality and quantity of civil discourse and civic engagement, and convene policy makers, journalists, business and nonprofit leaders, and government officials from a diverse range of disciplines and ideologies to address the most pressing issues facing America today.
Redistricting and other state cases
Redistricting and other election-related cases have been progressing in multiple states. These resources help explain these circumstances and the status of the actions.
The News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project (NLP) is a nonpartisan education nonprofit helping to combat misinformation and build the public’s ability to assess the credibility of news and other information and to know who and what they can trust.
Stanford Internet Observatory – The 2020 Elections Oral History Project
The 2020 election placed election officials at the center of national attention in a way not seen in decades — if ever.
Examining the Evidence on Vote by Mail
This report by Sutherland Institute, Examining the Evidence on Vote by Mail, reviews the History, Politics, and Research about Vote by mail, and addresses Utah’s experience as a Vote by mail case study.
Election 2023: The Institute for Responsive Government’s Breakdown
The Institute for Responsive Government hosted a panel the day after the 2023 elections to offer an analysis of the state of election administration and voter access and discuss how other major legislative changes will impact elections in 2024.
Using Medicaid Automatic Voter Registration to Address Persistent Voter Registration Problems: Helping the National Voter Registration Act Achieve its Potential
This Institute for Responsive Government (IRG) report reviews the scope and underlying causes of voter registration barriers in the U.S. and discusses ways that automatic voter registration (AVR) for Medicaid may be a promising innovation that states can introduce to reduce these obstacles.
American Enterprise Institute – Conservatives Should Look More Closely at Systemic Election Reforms
This report by the conservative organization American Enterprise Institute (AEI) asserts that conservatives should recognize that the public is dissatisfied with the current state our political system and more.