Virginia Says “No” to Touchscreen Voting
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.
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Hackers Eviscerate Election Tech Security…Who’s Surprised?
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.
Kochs Back GOP’s Next Push
Trump Kills Obama’s Fracking Rule ; Las Vegas Hackerthon Targets Voting Machines …and More Picks for 7/31
WhoWhatWhy Investigated Russia’s Actions Long Before the Mainstream Media
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.
Will Italy Leave EU?
Turkey Arrests Second Amnesty International Leader ; Texas County Returning to Paper Ballots …and More Picks for 7/7
The Coming Voting Rights Battle: Access vs. Accountability
Like so many important subjects, the future battle over improving our election system is about technical issues. Don’t let the geek factor throw you off: whether we emphasize accessibility for the disabled or a reliable paper trail is a very big deal for us all. The question is: Can we have it all?
Russia Insider Issues Dire Warning on Putin
Bill Browder, an American financier formerly operating in Russia, provides an in-depth look at what we should have been afraid of for a long time.
Is There a Method to Trump’s Voter Fraud Madness?
President Donald Trump wants an investigation into his unproven claim that millions of illegal votes were cast for Hillary Clinton. Enterprising lawmakers could take any findings to further suppress the right of minorities to vote.
Detroit Sloppiness May Doom Clinton’s Chances
Old voting machines and the Election Day sloppiness of officials in Detroit may disqualify tens of thousands of ballots from Michigan’s recount, which would make it very difficult for Hillary Clinton to prevail in the state.
Why Recounts Matter
Forget Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Jill Stein. This recount isn’t about them, it’s about you. It’s about shedding a little light on a process that is needlessly and absurdly opaque. A Gallup poll released in November shows that 69% of Americans lack confidence in the “honesty of the election.” That’s up 30% from 2009. […]
Public Must Demand WI Hand Recount After Judge Unable to Order It
Experts insist that a full manual recount is the only way to ensure that the Wisconsin result is correct. A judge and election officials seem to agree … but the judge was unable to order it due in part to state law, and it might still not take place across the state, unless the public demands it.
When Election Insanity Met Better Media
In a time of despair, the road to fixing things runs right through the media: our main source for information about what is going on — and why. Here, WhoWhatWhy looks back on our experiment in a different kind of political coverage for the 2016 election.