Roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be casting ballots on machines that do not produce a paper record of votes
Democracy in America articles
This Democracy in America archive has all our articles about election reform in the United States. The section is meant to encourage discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the election system and help you build new ideas for the future. Be sure to check out our main section on American democracy as well.
The Florida Felon Leading in Fight to Restore Voting Rights
State of Florida has become a battleground in a national debate over felony disenfranchisement laws
GOP-led Senate Panel Confirms Russian Election Meddling in 2016
The committee’s investigation had shown Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to help Donald Trump
New Revealing Info Details Tennessee Election Hacking Attack
Investigators found evidence of a “malicious intrusion” into a Tennessee county’s elections website
Why Purple Districts Elect the Most Extreme Legislators
Study titled “Geography, Uncertainty, and Polarization” has some revealing insight into American political polarization
Facebook Ads Reveal Russian Effort to Stoke Political Division
Most of the ads are issue-based, pushing arguments for and against immigration, LGBT issues and gun rights
Census Proposal Recalls Old Abuses for Japanese-Americans
Questions on Capitol Hill about the addition of a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census form
US State Systems Still Waiting for Election Security Checkups
The Department of Homeland Security is playing catch-up in helping to ensure that state election systems are secure
Highlighting US Media Threats On World Press Freedom Day
Despite current threats, protections in the U.S. Constitution make media in the United States among the most free in the world
VIDEO: Independent Candidates and Election Reform in 2018
In a partisan political environment, independent or unaffiliated voters now represent the largest voting bloc