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.
152 results found for "election hacking"
World War 3.0 — the Fight over Cyberspace
The rise of cyberattacks could force us to turn the Internet over to the government for security. And that’s a dangerous thing.
Exclusive: How the Threat of Exposure Killed Trump’s ‘Voter Fraud’ Commission
One of the commission’s few Democrats tells WhoWhatWhy it was set up to restrict voting access from its inception. He believes President Donald Trump and its members are now trying to cover their tracks.
No Drama Merkel: Leader of Free World Cruises to Reelection
Following a year of elections in the US and the EU that caused or threatened upheaval, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is cruising toward another term in office. Everything about Sunday’s election seems to be boring … and that’s a good thing.
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.
Klobuchar Grabs the Election Integrity Lane
The Minnesota senator has made election security a key part of her presidential campaign. As she is unlikely to win the nomination, it may be her most lasting and important contribution to the 2020 race.
Nobody Is Lifting a Finger to Protect US Democracy
US democracy is under attack from foreign and domestic forces. Why is nobody doing anything about it?
What Keeps Election Integrity Advocates Fighting?
With so much energy expended — and money spent — to restrict access to the ballot box, what’s it like to have to fight for one of the pillars of democracy?
Election Transparency Advocates Rip Democrats Over Premature Concessions
Election integrity activists say Democrats who concede elections too soon are wasting opportunities for meaningful audits and are undermining the efforts of those fighting for more transparent and accountable elections.
When Election Insanity Met Better Media
In a time of despair, the road to fixing things runs right through the media: our main source for information about what is going on — and why. Here, WhoWhatWhy looks back on our experiment in a different kind of political coverage for the 2016 election.
Exclusive: How Trump Backers Weaponized Anthony Weiner to Defeat Clinton
Less than two weeks before the election, Hillary Clinton had opened a wide lead over her rival before a seemingly random series of events rocked the race at the most opportune time for Donald Trump. A month-long WhoWhatWhy investigation finds that there was nothing random about the circumstances that led the FBI to reopen its probe of Clinton.
Divide and Conquer? Voting Machine Audit Causes Rift Among Experts
While many states are taking voting machine vulnerabilities more seriously, others seem to ignore cybersecurity concerns as a rift emerges among election security advocates.