Biden, Trump Display Stark Differences on Election Integrity
Reading Time: 3 minutes The first presidential debate had no shortage of punchy one-liners, but when it came time to debate the election itself, the candidates could not be further apart.
Pennsylvania — Swing State of All Swing States
Reading Time: 7 minutes They don’t call it the Keystone State for nothing.
Is This Any Way to Vote?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Americans are growing more wary of voting as the election looms. What do we really know about voting machines and the people in charge of them?
Court Now Allows Extension for Wisconsin Mail Ballots
Reading Time: 3 minutes Case may herald US Supreme Court’s election role.
Controversy Rages Over Nine Discarded Absentee Ballots
Reading Time: 3 minutes Luzerne County election officials alluded to inadequate training after a “seasonal contractor” threw away absentee ballots.
America Decides, 2020: The Electoral College, Explained
Reading Time: 5 minutes In two of the last five presidential elections the winner lost the popular vote but won in the Electoral College; so why does the Electoral College still exist?
The Voting Machine Monopoly — Is This Any Way to Vote?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Excerpt from “Is This Any Way to Vote?: Vulnerable Voting Machines and the Mysterious Industry Behind Them” by Celeste Katz Marston and Gabriella Novello.
Does Your School Rate? The Top Voting Campuses in the US
Reading Time: 3 minutes Schools are rated on all kinds of factors. This year, WhoWhatWhy ranked them in terms of student voter turnout and accessibility. Months of research boiled down to the top schools in every state, whether they make it easy for their students to vote.
Vote Counting, the ‘Blue Shift,’ and Electoral ‘Delay’
Reading Time: 22 minutes Law Professor and election expert Edward Foley on how to understand the election results of 2020, and how long it may take them to come into focus.
COVID-19 May Severely Reduce Voter Turnout on College Campuses
Reading Time: 6 minutes With a pandemic bearing down, and campus voting sites stifled, student voters still look for ways to make their voices heard.