The Brennan Center has published Election Certification: How to Strengthen State Frameworks by Lauren Miller Karalunas. The report explains the shift since 2020 in the ways some officials have turned a mandatory formality at the end of vote-counting into an opportunity to challenge elections. The report presents case studies from the 2024 elections in Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Utah, and Virginia and offers recommendations for policy changes states should make ahead of the 2026 midterms to protect against challenges to certification.