Bellolio was elected to the Chilean Congress in 2012 as a representative for the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).

The erosion of trust in institutions such as the media and government have contributed to the challenges in democracy which have made effective government difficult in the United States.

Registered voters in Wisconsin who had never voted absentee were much less likely to cast a ballot in the April 2020 election, a pattern traced to the prevalence of COVID-19.

Jones testified to Congress on the topic, speaking to the House Budget Committee on June 23.

Advocates of police defunding often suggest that the budget cuts go to social services or other programs, but city budgets will not have the money for that without federal funds to account for revenue lost to the pandemic.

The challenges facing U.S. democracy at the voting booth should be considered as a whole in order to adequately respond to the election security threats, Braun argues.