ELECTION INTEGRITY MEDIA SUGGESTIONS
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Movies to show your community. In person screenings mobilize people!
News Stories and Podcast Episodes which cover a specific subject.
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BREAKING NEWS
Our Democracy is Standing Tall
10/1/2026 — Senator Elissa Slotkin delivers speech on protecting democracy and fighting authoritarianism. U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) delivered remarks at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on her takeaways from a recent trip to Hungary and Poland, and how we can use lessons from those countries to protect democracy here in the United States.
MOVIES
Link to Vigilantes Inc (2024) on YouTube
Before the 2024 election, 8,500 vigilante vote-fraud hunters challenged the rights of 850,000 voters. Journalist Greg Palast hunts down the MAGA vigilantes in this 2024 documentary.
Running time: 79 minutes.
Link to Bad Faith (2026) on YouTube (not free)
This powerful documentary explores the rise of Christian nationalism in American politics and examines how extremist movements have influenced elections, public policy, democratic institutions, and political discourse.
Running time: 89 minutes.
Link to Holler Back (2020) on YouTube
Holler Back asks: Why don't more people vote? This movie takes place in the midst of the contentious 2004 presidential election in America's heartland. The film was updated after the 2016 presidential election with new footage and data.
Running time: 75 minutes.
Link to movie web site with additional information.
Link to Legalize Democracy (2014) on YouTube
Legalize Democracy clearly spells out the legislation, the court cases and the civil responses over the last 200 years that have led us to Citizen's United and the massive infusion of corporate money into our elections.
Running Time: 30 minutes.
NEWS STORIES AND PODCAST EPISODES
Link to Steve Hobbs on YouTube
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs explains why voters should use ballot drop boxes rather than mailing their ballots. USPS postmarking changes mean that ballots may not be postmarked until a couple of days after they are mailed. If you mail a ballot close to Election Day, it may not be postmarked in time and the ballot will be discarded.
Link to Resistance Live podcast on YouTube
Can Trump actually “steal” the 2026 midterm elections? Can ICE show up at polling places? And how do elections REALLY work in America?
In this special Resistance Live interview, election attorney and longtime Democratic poll watcher David King breaks down the truth about election administration, election integrity, voter intimidation, poll watching, and the propaganda designed to scare people away from voting.
Running time: 64 minutes
SHORTS
Link to Marc Elias on YouTube.
Katie Couric talks to Marc Elias of Democracy Docket about the recent court decisions on Trump’s attempt to interfere with mail in ballots. “Lawyers Can’t Save Democracy. Voters Have To.”
Running time: 1 minute 38 seconds.
Link to Gavin Newsom on YouTube
The Trump administration is unconstitutionally attempting to control state-run elections. Gavin Newsom states that anyone who interferes in CA elections WILL be prosecuted.
Running Times: 39 seconds.
Link to Your Vote is Your Power on YouTube
Voting is your power. When you don't vote, you give it away. People fought and died for this right. Don't miss the opportunity to shape your government and community.
Running time: 1 minute 39 seconds.
Excerpt from Morning Joe discussing why people leave the MAGA movement.
Running time: 5 minutes 28 seconds.
Link to Marc Elias and Rachel Maddow on MSNow (video appears in Substack and may require Substack account).
Marc Elias (founder of Democracy Docket) discusses with Rachel Maddow what Americans should do to ensure free and fair elections for the 2026 Midterms.
Running time: 2 minutes.
Link to My Vote Was Rejected in New Hampshire on YouTube
Former GOP strategist and Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt expresses his anger to Jim Acosta about how his right to vote was taken away. Schmidt sounds the alarm on the coming voter chaos.
Running time: 2 minutes 43 seconds.