Decision Day 2020: Democrats Prepare for Legal Challenges
As the first round of polls close, voting-rights groups prepare for an onslaught of legal challenges.
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Gerrymandering Prisoners
Earlier this year, a federal court in Connecticut allowed the NAACP to proceed in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit to challenge a widely overlooked population impacted by gerrymandering: inmates. The plaintiffs in the case allege that prison gerrymandering — counting inmates in districts with prisons during the census instead of where that person last lived —particularly disenfranchises low-income and […]
Fighting for Election Transparency — With Science
Our automated vote recording and tabulation system cannot be trusted. At least that’s what one statistician thinks, and she is not staying silent about it. Here is the story of how one person took on the bureaucracy in order to protect the integrity of our democracy.
Wisconsin Voters Face Hurdles to Reach the Polls
A restrictive 2016 voter ID law in Wisconsin may result in low voter participation in this year’s election — possibly swinging close contests, including the race for governor, in favor of the GOP.
Group Asks Court to Return Accountability and Transparency to Georgia Elections
The vulnerabilities of Georgia’s electronic voting machines are now well documented. With time running out before the midterms, advocates are trying to force the courts to take action.
Social Media Conservatives Push for GA Election Boycott
A conservative cohort has moved to a new online home where it seems to be pushing conspiracy theories against its own interests.
Anatomy of an Election Meltdown: The Looming Threats to the 2024 Election
A RAND report’s chilling predictions for the 2024 election — infrastructure hacks, AI disinfo, a lack of voting machine security — show the risks are worse than we thought.
We Don’t Know What Our Computers Are Doing
Computers are like a black box — we don’t really know what they’re up to inside. A series of recently discovered vulnerabilities only drives home the point, and further calls into question the US’s reliance on electronic voting systems.
Will Your Vote Be Counted? Aging Machines Imperil Election Fairness
Many jurisdictions across the country are using election equipment that is completely outdated and experts believe that this will lead to large problems on Election Day.
Rigged Voting at Home and Abroad — Is This Any Way to Vote?
Excerpt from “Is This Any Way to Vote: Vulnerable Voting Machines and the Mysterious Industry Behind Them” by Celeste Katz-Marston and Gabriella Novello.
The Coming Voting Rights Battle: Access vs. Accountability
Like so many important subjects, the future battle over improving our election system is about technical issues. Don’t let the geek factor throw you off: whether we emphasize accessibility for the disabled or a reliable paper trail is a very big deal for us all. The question is: Can we have it all?
How Fair Are Florida’s Elections? The Answer Could Play a Decisive Role in Tight Races
WhoWhatWhy will be keeping a close eye on a number of election integrity issues facing the Sunshine State — well-known in this century for its share of election controversies — as early voting begins today.