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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Fox, Newsmax, and other defamation claims arising from 2020 election

Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Newsmax related to the airing of 2020 election lies is scheduled to go to trial in late September 2024, a Delaware judge ruled in September.

Ad Hoc Committee for 2024 Election Fairness and Legitimacy – 24 for ’24: Urgent Recommendations

Recognizing the need to address the issues of distrust and non-acceptance of fair election results in the U.S., UCLA Law School’s Safeguarding Democracy Project convened an ad hoc committee made up of 24 diverse scholars and leaders to tackle these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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.

Election Security Rumor vs. Reality

This CISA resource aims to advance accurate information about election security and combat rumors and misinformation.

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.