Election threats - how you can defend

Check off the boxes in the scenario list to see their suggested actions below.

Before Election Day

1.Redistricting to Erase Representation

2.The Voter Roll Purge

3.ID Requirements Arrive Close to Election Day

4.Mail-In Ballot Deadline Changes

5.Sabotage of Drop Boxes and Bomb Threats

6.DOJ Election Fraud Investigations

Election Day

7.Last-Minute Voting Location Chaos

8.Mass Voter Challenge Campaign

9.Disinformation Flood: Wrong Place, Time, Day

10.Armed Civilian Groups at Ballot Drop Boxes or Polling Places

11.Federal Agents at or Near Polling Places

After Election Day

12.Recounts, Hand Counts, and Ballot Curing

13.SCOTUS Intervenes to Stop or Overturn Counting

14.Canvassers or Governors Refuse to Certify

15.Federal Seizure of Ballots or Election Equipment

16.Congress Refuses to Seat Incoming Winners

Special Scenarios

17.DC: Override of Home Rule Election

18.Puerto Rico: Federal Interference with Commonwealth Election

Based on Election Defense Scenarios (First Edition, Daniel Hunter). The “Start Here” text is reproduced in full for each scenario, with its original links made clickable. The “Additional options” list below it is scoped to actions a local citizen team can act on directly — legal, litigation, and official/administrative actions from the original guide are left out of that list.

This guide is for informational and organizing purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice. Its authors are not lawyers or soothsayers. Laws, court rulings, and election procedures vary by state and locality and may change rapidly. Nothing here should be relied upon as a definitive statement of the law. If you encounter a legal issue on or around Election Day, contact a qualified election law attorney.

Election threats - how you can defend