Voters in Georgia Frustrated by Long Lines and Broken Equipment
Many Peach State residents had to wait hours to vote on Tuesday, as what had been billed as a state-of-the-art voting system broke down, causing chaos in many precincts.
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The Dominionation of Fox News
Fox News is in the business of lies and propaganda; settling the occasional defamation suit is just a cost of doing that business. But now, Dominion Voting Systems is poised to make Fox News and the Murdochs pay a much steeper price.
Philly Ignores Cybersecurity and Disability Access in Voting System Selection
Philadelphia is poised to choose a vulnerable barcode voting system after a “Blue Ribbon Commission” hid its criticism of such systems in the endnotes of its election-security report. Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania auditor general has opened a probe into Philadelphia’s selection process, which appears designed to favor one vendor.
2018 Georgia Midterms: A Microcosm of the War on Election Integrity
During the midterms this year we focused on one of the most bizarre elections in the country. A race for governor where conflict of interest, voter suppression, and partisan shenanigans were just another day in Georgia.
Georgia Lawsuit May Allow Rare Glimpse Into Its Elections
An election integrity group is challenging the results in Georgia’s race for lieutenant governor. If successful, the election will be re-run using a more secure voting system — paper ballots.
Republicans Restrict Mail-in Voting Amid Pandemic
Oklahoma’s GOP-led state legislature quickly reinstated a requirement for absentee voting that the state Supreme Court struck down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The state Supreme Court ruled last Monday that absentee voters would not have to include a notarized signature on their ballot. However, by the end of the week, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed the […]
Are Voting Machine Concerns Driving Absentee Ballot Surge in Key Race?
Absentee ballots in high-profile Georgia are up 130 percent over the last midterms. Voters are “more engaged” and black voters are driving the surge. Experts point to Stacey Abrams’s candidacy and voting-machine concerns as reasons for this spike.
The Hofeller Files Return, Part 2
Remember those files we shared with you last week? Well, we did some digging and found out that President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Federal Election Commission James “Trey” Trainor was also involved in gerrymandering schemes. Emails suggest that Trainor worked closely with the deceased GOP gerrymandering guru Thomas Hofeller and numerous local officials in Texas from 2011 […]
Mobilizing College Students Could Influence Wisconsin Vote
A new drive to eliminate voter confusion is likely to substantially increase student participation in the Wisconsin election.
How Much Faith Do You Have in the Vote Counting Process?
In a time when everything is digital and online, do we have to return to hand-counted paper ballots to assure trust in our election results?
Will Kemp’s Successor Continue Georgia’s Voter Suppression Legacy?
Georgia’s Governor-elect Brian Kemp used his position as secretary of state to influence who gets to vote in his state. Next week, Georgia will decide who will follow in his footsteps and whether the mess he left behind will be cleaned up.
Hackers Expose Vulnerabilities in Popular E-Poll Books
Hackers at the annual DEF CON Voting Village discovered a sobering vulnerability in electronic poll books made by the leading manufacturer ES&S.