Private companies producing various election-related products play a major role in the election process of America but are largely unknown.
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AMERICA
Are Private Voting Tech Companies the Gatekeepers Of Democracy?
District To Have a Georgia Primary Redo After Lawsuit Victory
Georgia 28th District to redo legislature primaries on December 4 as a result of lawsuit filed by Dan Gasaway who lost to Chris Erwin by 67 votes.
Facebook To Drop On-site Support For Political Campaigns
Facebook Inc. says it would no longer dispatch employees to the offices of political campaigns to offer support ahead of elections, as it did in 2016.
Research Report Outlines Voter Registration Database Security
The Center for Election Innovation and Research released a must read research report titled “Voter Registration Database Security” dated September 2018.
Dark Money Groups to Spend Millions in State Supreme Court Races
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law will track, analyze, and publish data on television spending in these campaigns, leading up to the November 6 elections.
Senators To File Campaign Finance Reports Electronically
The bill targets the promotion of more financial accountability from elected officials, specifically, Senators. Far from perfect, it should have an impact.
Lawmaker: US Senate, Staff Targeted By State-Backed Hackers
US Senate and staff personal email accounts targeted by state-backed hackers and the Senate’s security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says.
Oregon Using Facebook To Remind Inactive Voters To Register
Oregon officials have use facebook bolster participation to remember hundreds of thousands of inactive voters to update their registration.
Faulty Georgia Voting Machines Are A Failure of Democracy
Ensuring that elections are free, fair, transparent and credibly run should be the chief concern of all election officials and courts!
Report Outlines Tools to Protect The Vote From Cyber Attack
The Brennan Center’s “Better Safe Than Sorry” report offers tools that those in charge of elections can use to protect the vote from cybercriminals.
- Report Outlines Tools to Protect The Vote From Cyber Attack
- Polls Shows Majority Uncertain About The Fairness Of American Elections
- Will Bloomberg Run For President As A Democrat?
- The Under-examined Role Of Election Equipment Vendors
- Election Security Guide For Public Officials And Those Running For Office
- Democrats Pursue Lawsuit In Battle Over Wisconsin Gerrymandering
- Mismanaged Georgia Election System May Lead to a Primary Do-Over
- 8 Ways You Can Help Protect Our Elections From Cyberattack
- Should Election Officials Decide Which Initiatives To Put On Ohio Ballot?
- Call For Massachusetts Ranked Voting System Draws Support
WORLDWIDE
Another Guatemalan Mayan Human Rights Activist Killed
Authorities in Guatemala say another indigenous rights activist, Juana Ramirez Santiago has been killed marking the 21st such killing in 2018.
What Happens At The UN General Assembly?
Every September, global leaders gather at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. This year will be on the 25th.
Macedonian Name Change Vote is Altering National Politics
President Gjorge Ivanov of Macedonia says he won’t vote in a Sept. 30 referendum on whether to change the Balkan country’s name to “North Macedonia.”
Facebook Post Leads to 7 Years in Jail for Burmese Government Critic
A former newspaper columnist has been jailed for seven years in Myanmar over Facebook post criticizing the country’s leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
New Report Details Deteriorating Egyptian Human Rights Conditions
Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute released a report detailing the severe crackdown on peaceful dissent and nongovernmental organizations in Egypt.
Venezuela’s Maduro Accused Of Executing Thousands
In a report released on Tuesday, Amnesty accuses Nicolas Maduro’s government of committing some of the worst human rights violations in Venezuela’s history.
Vietnam Shocked as Government Announces Death of President Tran Dai
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang, one of the country’s top three leaders but with mostly ceremonial duties, died Friday after an illness.
Xi Jinping Will Ban All Foreign Online News Across China
Chinese government will block foreign current affairs content from being shown in the country, report from its National Radio and Television Administration says.
Amnesty: Crackdown Turns Egypt into ‘Open-Air Prison’ for Critics
The international human rights group said authorities had arrested at least 111 people since December for criticizing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Celebrity Chef In Hot Water For Hosting Venezuela’s Maduro
Turkish celebrity chef in hot water for hosting Venezuela’s Maduro amid claims that people in Venezuela are going hungry due to an ongoing economic crisis.
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