The debate over online voting—whether an electronic ballot can be sufficiently trusted—is heading into a higher orbit in Denver.
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Denver Blockchain Vote Will Pilot Independent Digital Election Audits
With Hackers Threatening Minnesota Elections, Politics Intruding On Fixes
Partisan friction in St. Paul and Washington stalled to bolster election security, less than a year before Minnesotans cast presidential primary ballots.
Take Action Now! Help Draft Federal Voting System Guidelines
For the next version of the federal voting system guidelines, the Election Assistance Commission is asking for comments from the public until May 29.
Citizenship Questions On The Census Have No Historical Pedigree
Supreme Court will take up Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’ controversial decision to collect citizenship status of everyone in country in the 2020 census.
Podcast: Is It Time to Revive Civility?
Timothy Shaffer of National Institute for Civil Discourse joins the Democracy Works podcast to talk about work being done to create a new definition of civility and a playbook to put that definition into practice.
Mueller Adds To Suspicion Of North Carolina Voting Software Hack
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is asking a voting software company if it was hacked by Russian cyber attackers in 2016.
America’s New Voting Machines Bring New Fears Of Election Tampering
By design, tens of millions of votes are cast across America on machines that cannot be audited, where the votes cannot be verified.
Ballot-Marking Devices Cannot Assure The Will Of The Voters
To reduce the risk that computers alter elections, the use of BMDs should be limited to voters who require assistive technology to vote independently.
Louisiana Legislature Considers Automatic Voter Registration Bill
Louisiana Senator Troy Carter (D-New Orleans) has proposed a bill that would automatically register people to vote when they apply for a driver’s license.
Mueller Report Highlights Scope Of Election Security Challenge
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report highlights the breadth and complexity of the U.S. voting infrastructure that needs protecting.
- How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups
- Colorado Tried A New Way To Vote: Make People Pay, Quadratically
- Special Election Highlights Flaws In Hawaii’s Voting System
- West Virginia Will Use Blockchain Voting In The 2020 Election
- Discrimination And Suppression Of Native American Voters In Dakotas
- What Helping Citizens With Voter ID Should Look Like
- Outside Groups Poured $15 Million Into 2018 Missouri Elections
- Nevada’s Native Americans Mobilize For Voter Turnout, Equality In 2020
- Ohio Weighs Election Cyber Force to Head Off Hackers
- 2 Cities To Participate In Utah’s Ranked Choice Voting Experiment
WORLDWIDE
Australian Media Companies Face Contempt Charges
More than 30 journalists and publishers are due to face court Monday over their coverage of Cardinal George Pell’s trial for child sex abuse.
Myanmar Court Rejects Final Appeal By Reuters’ Journalists
CPJ expressed deep disappointment today after the Myanmar Supreme Court upheld Reuters’ journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo’s convictions.
Saudi Women’s Activist ‘Electrocuted And Waterboarded In Prison’
A women’s rights activist has been waterboarded, electrocuted and threatened with rape while in prison in Saudi Arabia, her brother has claimed.
5 Algerian Billionaires Arrested in Anti-Graft Investigation
Five Algerian billionaires, some closer to former president Abdelaziz who quit over mass protests, have been arrested as part of anti-graft investigation.
Uganda Disperses Backers of Lawmaker with Presidential Ambitions
Ugandan police fired teargas to disperse supporters of popular musician and lawmaker Bobi Wine after they gathered at a beach resort near Kampala.
Sudan’s Military Warns Protesters to Clear Barricades as Talks Break Down
Sudan’s military warns protesters who plan to call for bigger demonstration and vowed to continue until power returns to civilian rule, to clear barricades.
Iran Sinks in Press Freedom Index After Jailing More Journalists
Reporters Without Borders says Iran has Sinks in Press Freedom Index After an increase in arrests of Iranian journalists and citizen-journalists.
Sandiaga Emerges From Defeat in Indonesia as Presidential Material
As Indonesia’s presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto stood on stage claiming a victory in this year’s general elections that few could believe.
Sudan Party Officials Arrested as Bashir Inquiry Begins
Sudanese authorities have arrested top members of former ruling party of ousted President al-Bashir, a move that can force the military to hand power.
Algiers Court Summons Former PM in Public Funds Probe
Algiers court summons former PM Ahmed Ouyahia and current Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal, Bouteflika’s two close associates, in public funds probe.
- Algiers Court Summons Former PM in Public Funds Probe
- Comedian Wins Landslide Victory in Ukraine Presidential Election
- Egypt Referendum on Extending Sissi’s Rule Riddled with Irregularities
- Cameroonian Women Call on Government to Stop Anglophone War
- Masses Return to Algeria’s Streets, Demanding Radical Reform
- Sudan’s Protest Leaders to Announce Civilian Council
- Tensions Flare With Italy’s Ruling Coalition Over Corruption
- Jailed Iranian Journalist Gets Appeal Hearing After Months of Isolation
- Study: Authoritarian Leaders Fuel Hatred Toward Journalists Worldwide
- Sudan’s Social Media Deemed Major Player in Bashir’s Ouster