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.
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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Many jurisdictions across the country are using election equipment that is completely outdated and experts believe that this will lead to large problems on Election Day.
Early Voter Turnout Soars in GA for ‘Super Bowl of Elections’
Thousands continue to endure hours-long wait times for early in-person voting in Georgia.
Small County Bucks Kemp, Will Audit Midterms
Defying state officials, who are resisting all efforts to instill accountability into Georgia’s elections, one county — on its own — has decided to conduct a two-part audit of the midterms.
Kemp’s Aggressive Gambit to Distract From Election Security Crisis
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, battling in a close race to become governor, is pushing back against new reports of election vulnerabilities — uncovered by WhoWhatWhy — distracting the media and voters. He’s charging those who reported the danger with… being the danger.
Election Officials Balance Super Tuesday and the Coronavirus
With concerns about the coronavirus looming, election officials are trying to find as many creative ways as possible to ease voters’ concerns and increase participation on Election Day.
GA Leaders Uphold Election Results After History of Suppression
After years of being Trump’s darlings, officials in Georgia face harsh GOP criticism for certifying election results that confirm Biden’s win.
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 […]
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.
Louisiana Dem Governor Re-elected
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will return to the governor’s mansion for another four years in what is being considered pushback against President Donald Trump, who stumped for his Republican challenger. Now, with just months before the 2020 presidential primary election, Edwards will need to work with state lawmakers and election officials to upgrade Louisiana’s […]
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.
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.