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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.
US Hypocrisy on Iran; Top Criminal Justice Wins in 2017 …and More Picks 1/2
Powerful forces in the US and abroad are spending a lot of money and effort on undermining democracy. In 2017, we tried to call them out on it when others were silent.
As the nation anxiously awaits the outcome of the Moore-Jones Senate race, a lawsuit says Alabama election procedures violate federal law and public record requirements.
RT America Must Register as Foreign Agent ; Computer Scientist on Why Paper Voting is Best …and More Picks 11/10
While experts are relieved to see some states finally taking cyber threats seriously, they say the nation as a whole still isn’t where it needs to be to prevent future interference by foreign or domestic forces.
No Outrage Over Pentagon Spending ; The Return of Paper Ballots …and More Picks for 9/22
The state is off to a good start after decertifying its highly vulnerable DRE voting machines. But it still has work to do if it wants truly secure elections.
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.
Trump Kills Obama’s Fracking Rule ; Las Vegas Hackerthon Targets Voting Machines …and More Picks for 7/31
This past week, you may have seen financier Bill Browder everywhere. However, as far back as May of 2015, and then again in March of this year, WhoWhatWhy spoke to Browder about Russian intentions and methods.
Turkey Arrests Second Amnesty International Leader ; Texas County Returning to Paper Ballots …and More Picks for 7/7