This election technology section highlights the future of elections. Also see our section on American Democracy!
Microsoft’s Vote Tracking Software Clears a Major Hurdle (6/6/2021) - Microsoft has proposed a new voting system that is encrypted to allow counting while maintaining… 
Half Of Europeans Want To Replace Lawmakers With AI (5/27/2021) - According to new research, the majority of Europeans want to see some of their legislators… 
Did A Voting Machine Confuse Ballot Fold Lines For Votes? (5/19/2021) - Independent auditors looking into vote tampering in Windham's 2020 state representative vote are focusing on… 
How AI Algorithms Can Influence People’s Voting Decisions (4/24/2021) - New research shows that people's voting decisions or preferences for future romantic partners can be… 
The Role Of AI In Democratic Processes (4/24/2021) - AI-powered democracy is being investigated by researchers at the University of Geneva, with Swiss being… 
Official Election Websites Urged To Move To .GOV Domains (4/17/2021) - Election security remains top priority in America. In this regard, official election websites have been… 
Russia’s extremism trial aims to break Navalny’s network (5/19/2021) - The Russian government is using an extremism trial to put an end to the protests… 
6 Major Ai Weiwei Artworks On Social Issues in China (4/12/2021) - Ai Weiwei is without a doubt the most well-known living Chinese artist today, but he… 
‘Milk Tea Alliance’ Brews Democracy Online Across Asia (4/9/2021) - From Myanmar to Hong Kong, youth seeking democracy are organizing themselves online around milk tea,… 
Rwanda Sees More Arrests and Prosecutions over YouTube Posts (3/31/2021) - Over the last year, Rwandan authorities arrested or prosecuted at least eight people who used… 
Dictatorships Play Whack-A-Mole With African Digital Rights (3/31/2021) - African dictatorships are playing whack-a-mole with African digital rights, inventing restrictive policies to suppress freedom… 
Bangladeshi Children Arrested for Political Facebook Posts (3/26/2021) - Bangladesh authorities have arrested hundreds, including children, for using social media to express displeasure with… 
Study Shows Strength, Weakness Of Tennessee Elections (6/11/2021) - A new report on Tennessee elections in an unusually difficult year highlights the state's strengths… 
Univ. Of Virginia Launches Karsh Institute Of Democracy (6/5/2021) - Univ. of Virginia has launched the Karsh Institute Of Democracy. This recognizes the efforts of… 
Elections And Covid-19 In Latin American (5/30/2021) - South America's electoral future, nationally and regionally, depends on how it handles the impact of… 
How Designing Mars Democracy Can Improve Earth’s (5/29/2021) - Can we imagine a better democracy on Mars? The great virtue of thought experiments is… 
How Democratic Innovations Can Reduce Polarization (5/27/2021) - Democratic innovation is a key tool for lowering polarization. Local attempts to bring people together… 
Study: Spike In Heart Problems Ahead Of 2016 Vote (5/25/2021) - A study probes the link between the nature of political ads to stress levels, finding… Changes in Election Technology Define Democracy
The focus of this Election Technology section is to encourage discussion of all manner of technologies involved in the voting process from voting machines to voter registration mobile apps. What are the benefits to these technologies? What are the drawbacks? Will the internet ever be secure enough to enable direct democracy? From the small questions to the big, from electronic media to digital lawn signs, everything about voting technology can be found here.
This new era of election technology is an area of heavy debate in political circles. Countries like Estonia are leading the way to digitizing all government services as part of a global trend called eGovernment or eDemocracy. At the same time, the modern technology we rely on has complicated the struggle to protect citizens from government overreach, especially following increased concerns of surveillance of domestic communications.
Also, as covered on Democracy Chronicles, the latest research suggests elections are affected by many outside forces you may not expect. Factors that play into voter turnout now have been found to include boredom, delayed onset adulthood, cigarette smoking, wind speed, rain and bad weather forecasts. This type of research on voting as well as other important research in political science as it relates to democracy, the ultimate invention in political science, is highlighted in our Election Science archives.
Whistleblowers like American Eric Snowden and Australian Julian Assange who have leaked classified information to the public, broke the law but also opened our eyes to the increasing ability of technology to play a sinister role.
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How To Safeguard Elections (6/11/2021) - Since January 6, republican-led states have waged a war against democracy. It's past time to… Microsoft’s Vote Tracking Software Clears a Major Hurdle (6/6/2021) - Microsoft has proposed a new voting system that is encrypted to allow counting while maintaining… 
Apple Must Resist Anti-Democracy Pressure From China (5/21/2021) - Apple argues it has strong security systems in China but the tech should instead resist… 
Election Officials Have Few Tools To Fight Misinformation (5/21/2021) - Managing public perception of the 2020 election results in the midst of widespread social media… 
CISA’s Graphic Novel on Disinformation Campaigns! (5/2/2021) - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (CISA) released a new graphic novel to educate people about… How AI Algorithms Can Influence People’s Voting Decisions (4/24/2021) - New research shows that people's voting decisions or preferences for future romantic partners can be… Did A Voting Machine Confuse Ballot Fold Lines For Votes? (5/19/2021) - Independent auditors looking into vote tampering in Windham's 2020 state representative vote are focusing on… 
The Dutch Banned Election Tech, Then Brought It Back (4/11/2021) - The Dutch Electoral Council has brought back electronic voting tools to count votes for the… 
Groundbreaking Study on Election Tech Industry and Voting Machines (4/1/2021) - A new study looks at voting machine purchases in 791 jurisdictions throughout the country. It… 
What’s at Stake in Dominion and Smartmatic Defamation Cases (3/10/2021) - The recent amplification of implausible assertions manifestly damaging to the reputation of business and individuals… 
Louisiana Planning to Spend $100 Million on Voting Machines (2/24/2021) - Dominion Voting Systems intends to bid for Louisiana’s new voting machine contract as it combats… 
New guide on election system supply chains aids risk evaluations (2/18/2021) - New report simplifies process for election tech vendors securing supply chains for developing the products… 
Facebook To End Special Treatment For Politicians (6/5/2021) - Facebook intends to end a content moderation policy that exempts politicians from most of the… 
Online Calls for Vietnam Democracy Increasingly Punished (5/22/2021) - Unlike China, communist Vietnam has not felt compelled to block US social media platforms from… 
Experts: Social Media Algorithms Threaten Democracy (4/28/2021) - Tuesday's Senate hearing pitted social media giants against researchers who argued social media algorithms threaten… 
Pakistan Social Media Shutdown Amid Protest Crackdown (4/17/2021) - Fears a radical group might use social media to perpetrate violent protests prompted the shutdown… ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ Brews Democracy Online Across Asia (4/9/2021) - From Myanmar to Hong Kong, youth seeking democracy are organizing themselves online around milk tea,… Dictatorships Play Whack-A-Mole With African Digital Rights (3/31/2021) - African dictatorships are playing whack-a-mole with African digital rights, inventing restrictive policies to suppress freedom…