GOP Voter Suppression: A Bigger Problem Than Russian Meddling?
While the media focuses on Russian interference, there are bigger threats to our upcoming midterm elections.
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While the media focuses on Russian interference, there are bigger threats to our upcoming midterm elections.
The Ohio primaries are Tuesday, but two of its most populous counties are set to discard their electronic ballot images, which are used to count the votes. A lawsuit brought about by election transparency activists is trying to stop that from happening.
Election-integrity advocates nationwide are celebrating a decision by a New York state appeals court that classifies electronic ballot images as public records. New York is a step ahead of the curve — many jurisdictions fail to preserve the images at all.
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DEF CON attendees remind us just how easy it is to bypass laughable voting machine safeguards. At least they got the mainstream media to cover this issue for once.
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