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Fact sheet summarizing a House bill establishing national standards for redistricting (H.R. 10379)

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, courts across the country are considering disputes that could affect how votes are cast, counted, and certified. Three areas of litigation are particularly worth watching as Election Day draws closer.

ERN Executive Director Kevin Johnson joined members of Congress at the Capitol this week for the launch of the Problem Solvers Caucus’ bipartisan redistricting reform package.

ERN's Kevin Johnson testified in support of a faithless elector cleanup bill in Massachusetts.

In 33 states, the chief election official position is held by the secretary of state (or other state officer) who is elected in partisan elections and takes office with allegiance to a political party. No other democracy in the world selects its most senior election officials this way.

Experts from ERN, Issue One, and Problem Solvers Caucus briefed congressional staffers on the Fair Rules, Fair Maps initiative, aiming to put an end to gerrymandering.

ERN's Heather Balas briefed congressional staffers on the Fair Rules, Fair Maps initiative, sponsored by the Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus, to put an end to redistricting once and for all.

We trust secretaries of state to administer elections impartially, even though most are chosen through partisan contests that reward the very political pressures they are expected to resist.

ERN Executive Director Kevin Johnson recently sat down with the Sutherland Institute, a Utah-based conservative think tank, to discuss a critical question of election governance: should county clerks be chosen in partisan elections?

The President's attacks on the EAC highlight our ongoing crisis of election governance