Mike Bloomberg’s voting rights plan is to prevent voter suppression on the basis of inactivity, restore felon voting rights and add more federal observers.
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.
Voting process at risk with nearly three dozen U.S. voting systems online
While voting machines themselves are not designed to be online, the larger voting systems in many states end up there, putting the voting process at risk.
Russian Hackers and Trolls Grow Stealthier in 2020
The National Security Agency and its British counterpart issued an unusual warning in October: The Russians were back and growing stealthier.
‘She’ goes missing from presidential language
Even when people believed Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 election, they did not use ‘she’ to refer to the next president.
Voting Equipment Companies support enhanced disclosures
CEOs of three largest U.S. voting equipment companies Thursday supported more disclosure, a major step for an industry scrutinised over election security.
Facebook will not limit or deter misrepresentations under new ad rules
Facebook Thursday ignored calls for new limits on political advertising ahead of 2020, instead making minor changes for more user control over ads, it said.
Election security officials are preparing for possible cyber retaliation by Iran
With rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, Election officials have warned Iran may seek to interfere in US election as a form of retaliation.
Voters are the reason new “secure” voting machines are still at risk
A major study shows that people rarely notice if their vote gets changed by hackers—even when using technology meant to protect the ballot, MIT.
look ahead at ranked-choice voting in 2020
Voters in Alaska and Massachusetts may weigh in on ballot measures that would implement ranked-choice voting for state-level and congressional offices.
Idealpolitik vs. Realpolitik: Idealism or ‘realism with a moral face’?
For Krastev and Benardo, “idealism is effective only when it understands how power operates—particularly when it recognizes the limits of American power”.