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The director of a cybersecurity center reveals surprising information about voting — like how early voting can actually increase the risk of foul play, and how distrust of the current system may be as damaging as actual hacking.
Usually, international election observers monitor new and struggling democracies, such as Ukraine. Turns out the “struggling democracy” that needs outside monitors is our own.
The mainstream media assures us that foreign governments can’t hack the election, and downplays the risk of domestic threats to elections — the possibility that special interests could access voting machines and change votes.
In a time when everything is digital and online, do we have to return to hand-counted paper ballots to assure trust in our election results?
Could Vladimir Putin’s hackers pick the next US president? We looked into the possibility a year ago and here is what we found.
An international organization that oversees elections thinks the United States needs to be closely watched.
Obama Continues to Break ‘No Boots on the Ground’ Pledge, US Spy Court Rejects Private Data Concerns, NY Board of Elections to be Audited, and More Picks
A new wave of restrictive voting laws, coupled with unlimited political cash, reminds us that voting rights are still not guaranteed and the Founders’ battles are still not over.
Trump’s White Mob, How to Track Your E-Vote, Jane Goodall Speaks Out Against Chinese Exploitation in Africa, and More Picks
Election integrity activist Beth Clarkson won a battle in Kansas this week but it put her at risk of losing the war. However, her court case shows people are beginning to pay attention.
Now Even a Bush is Against Citizens United, Iran is Not Convinced on Voting Machines, New Hampshire Students Turned Away at the Voting Booth, and More Picks
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.