Election Integrity News
Drawn from various sources and updated frequently by our editorial team, the Election Integrity News is a compilation of the latest developments in the area of election integrity. That means stories covering everything from the administration of elections, the security of the vote, voter suppression, gerrymandering, money in politics, and much more.
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Witnessing the Erosion of US Democracy
Photo credit: Columbia City Blog / Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Voter Suppression: Texas Targets College Students
Six Texas representatives have announced they will not seek reelection, further raising the stakes of the 2020 election. Photo credit: Texas State Library and Archives Commission / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Klobuchar Grabs the Election Integrity Lane
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaking with supporters at a meet and greet at the Adel Pavilion in Adel, IA, on July 1, 2019. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Why Aren’t 2020 Hopefuls Talking About Election Security?
Left to right: Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, and John Hickenlooper at the first of two Democratic Debates in Detroit, MI, hosted by CNN and sanctioned by the DNC, on July 30, 2019. Photo credit: © CNN/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com
Activists to Congress: Secure Elections or Risk a Repeat of 2016
Photo credit: DonkeyHotey / WhoWhatWhy (CC BY-SA 2.0) See complete attribution below.
Black Votes Matter — Especially in Florida
Florida’s Republican legislature passed a bill designed to reduce the number of voters re-enfranchised by Amendment 4. Photo credit: Adapted by WhoWhatWhy from GOP / Wikimedia and Brutal Deluxe / Wikimedia.
Will Microsoft Save America’s Elections?
Photo credit: Hernán Piñera / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0), Microsoft / Wikimedia, and Mark Gunn / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
James Baker’s FBI Redemption Tour
James Baker, former general counsel for the FBI.Photo credit: Adapted by WhoWhatWhy from FBI / NAFUSA and FBI / Wikimedia
Activists to Presidential Candidates: US Democracy Is Broken, Fix It!
Photo credit: Richard Ha / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
New ‘Hybrid’ Voting System Can Change Paper Ballot After It’s Been Cast
A poll worker demonstrates how to operate the voting machine at the Korean Presbyterian Center on Special Election Day in the Ohio 12th District on August 7, 2018. Photo credit: © Brian Cahn/ZUMA Wire