Is Ranked Choice Voting the Fix for a Broken Primary System?
With a horde of Democratic presidential candidates running, ranked choice voting could change the tone of campaigning, and provide a fairer distribution of delegates.
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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.
Will a Republican Become Virginia Governor Because of Voter Suppression?
A WhoWhatWhy investigation has shown that voter suppression was a factor in the razor-thin outcome of the Virginia House race that gave Republicans control of the chamber — and could now hand them control of the state’s governorship.
Georgia Poised to Pick Vulnerable Barcode Voting Technology
Georgia is setting the stage to spend over a hundred million dollars to again purchase insecure voting machines, disregarding public and expert opinion.
Election Advocates Eye Florida Fixes for 2020
Passage of Amendment 4 restored voting rights to more than a million Floridians, but advocates of election integrity want to see more accountability from election administrators in the Sunshine State before 2020.
Wrong Votes and System Failures Mar South Carolina Elections, Report Finds
A new report shows that the 2018 South Carolina primary and midterm elections had errors in both the software and the voting machine hardware, leading to hundreds of wrong votes.
Will Georgia Double Down on Non-Transparent, Vulnerable Election Machines?
Georgia officials may ignore the recommendation of independent cybersecurity experts in their selection of new voting equipment for the state.
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.
Jill Stein’s Legal Victory Helps Pull PA Out of Election Integrity Dark Ages
Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has won a legal settlement with the state of Pennsylvania that will put in place paper ballots and auditable, voter-verifiable elections by 2020.
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.
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.
It’s Time to Start Punishing Election Officials for Security and Privacy Violations
Opinion: Millions of Americans are voting on hackable machines with no paper trail. Cyber systems are wide open to attack. It’s time for election officials to take their security and privacy responsibilities seriously.