Introduction / Karen J. Greenberg and Julian E. Zelizer -- On a wing and a prayer : the perilous path of our contested presidential elections / Karen J. Greenberg -- "An instrument of justice and fulfillment' : the lost promise of the Voting Rights Act / Julian E. Zelizer -- The history of foreign election interference and an alternative future / Jeremi Suri -- Election deception : disinformation, election security and the history of voter suppression / Nicole Hemmer -- After the civil rights revolution / Thomas Edsall -- Presidential power and federal elections / Trevor W. Morrison -- Election security, election integrity, and the role of Congress / Matthew N. Green -- The Supreme Court / Michael Waldman -- Political reforms to combat extremism / Richard H. Pildes -- Election administration and the right to vote / Nathaniel Persily -- The deep roots of the 'big lie' / Julilly Kohler-Hausmann -- HBCUs and eleciton integrity / Kareem Crayton -- States as bulwarks against, or potential facilitators of, election subversion / Richard L. Hasen -- Voting machines : friend or foe? / Charles Stewart III -- The transition period : the disruption of the election of a president due to the death of presidential candidates after Election Day / John Fortier -- The potential impact and limitations of the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 / Russ Feingold and Lindsay Langholz -- Epilogue / Karen J. Greenberg and Julian E. Zelizer.