This election technology section highlights the future of elections. Also see our section on American Democracy!
New study shows links between Russian tweets and the release of hacked emails (10/15/2019) - On election security new study suggests Russian hacking of emails and sending provocative tweets are… 
Federal Government to States: Russia may focus on voter suppression in 2020 (10/8/2019) - US Federal Gov warned state election officials Thursday it suspects Russia may focus on voter… 
What implications for first amendment rights of new California ban on deepfakes? (10/8/2019) - Rick Hasen argues that there are serious constitutional questions with a new California ban on… 
Hacking 2020 Voting Systems Is A ‘Piece Of Cake’ (10/1/2019) - It’s still child’s play to pick apart election systems that will be used in the… 
Election Machine Keys Currently Available for Purchase on Amazon (9/13/2019) - According to hackers at a recently held hacking conference in Las Vegas Nevada, election machine… 
California Bill to Expand Ranked Choice Voting Passes Legislature (9/13/2019) - On September 11, SB 212 passed the legislature. It lets non-charter cities and counties use… 
Disinformation: Countering malign influence of autocrats – and Big Tech? (9/16/2019) - The European Union may need “broader rules to make sure that the way companies collect… 
Detained Iranian Social Media Activist Dies in Prison in Brutal Killing (6/12/2019) - A lawyer for a detained Iranian activist says he has died in a notorious prison… 
Vietnamese Environmental Activist Targeted for Facebook Posts (6/7/2019) - An environmental activist faces a show trial for his Facebook posts, as part of Vietnam’s… 
Attorney, Rights Defender Sentenced to 30 Years, Flogging in Iran (6/5/2019) - Iranian lawyer jailed for 30 years after setting up a channel Telegram, highlighting human rights… 
New Arrests in Bangladesh Over Social Media Posts (5/18/2019) - Bangladesh authorities made a series of new arrests in their crackdown on the right to… 
Vietnam Jails 2 Activists for ‘Spreading Propaganda’ on Facebook (5/16/2019) - A Vietnamese court has jailed two activists on charges of publishing damaging anti-state propaganda about… 
Democracy Is The Best Thing For Your Health (7/10/2019) - Recent research from The Lancet says Democratic countries had a higher life expectancy in a… 
Research Seeks Best Timing And Sequencing For Transitional Elections (7/6/2019) - International IDEA’s analysis is relevant to different types of complex political change that the UN… 
Study: Insufficient Sleep Could Be Suppressing Voter Turnout (6/17/2019) - Why do people decide not to vote? New research published in the journal Nature Human… 
Do You Trust Politicians? Depends on How You Define Trust (5/17/2019) - Political scientists have measured the public's trust in the federal government consistently, using measures that… 
The Right Tone May Give Presidential Candidates Final Sway with Voters (4/17/2019) - Individuals with lower voices are more likely to win and to win a larger vote… 
Why Blood Donors Are So Likely to Turnout to Vote (4/14/2019) - Why blood donors are so likely to turnout to vote is a write-up that shows… 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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Trump told 2 top Russian officials in 2017 that he wasn’t bothered about Russia’s election meddling (10/1/2019) - President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he… 
NormShield Election Security Report: from attention to rebuke (9/13/2019) - NormShield's election security report called “Rapid Cyber Risk Scorecards” first gained a lot of attention… 
Russia’s grid hackers actually aimed for physical destruction in Ukraine (9/13/2019) - The shortlived 2016 cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grid hides a darker truth as new… 
Cyber-security 202: Statewide voting databases at risk of ransomware attack (9/8/2019) - Cybersecurity officials say there is risk of havoc wreaking ransomware being used to sow chaos… 
Electoral College Voting: Denver Court decision another Jack-in-the-box (8/24/2019) - Denver 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may add another Jack-in-the-box element for the US… 
Time crunch 2020 is why North Carolina officials voted against new election-security rules (8/24/2019) - N.Carolina election officials upset advocates for election security, voting down a proposal to require stricter… 
Why Maine’s Governor will delay action on Ranked Choice Voting (9/7/2019) - Gov. Janet Mills said Friday she would delay action on a bill passed by Maine… 
Fear of a race without a finish line as States upgrade election equipment (9/4/2019) - With five months before primary season begins,State election officials around the country are busy upgrading… 
Mystery of missing votes deepens as Congress investigates Georgia (8/29/2019) - To find a clue about what might have gone wrong with Georgia’s election last fall,… 
Spokesperson: Judge Amy Totenberg conclusions “silly and unfounded” (8/18/2019) - Georgia Secretary of State Spokesperson called Judge Amy Totenberg's conclusions on unconstitutionality of Georgia’s Voting… 
3 States Responsible For Half Of All Paperless Voting Machines (6/29/2019) - Lawmakers and election security experts have focused much of their energies over the past two… 
North Carolina Wants To Know Who Owns Voting Machine Makers (6/21/2019) - North Carolina won’t clear voting-machine makers to sell their systems to county elections boards until… 
Governments ask Facebook to ease backdoor for law enforcement agencies (10/5/2019) - The US, UK, Australia have pressured Facebook to easy backdoor for law enforcement agencies, putting… 
Organized social media manipulation in at least 70 countries (9/27/2019) - Organized social media manipulation has more than doubled since 2017, with at least 70 states… 
Global Voices: Journalism Under Threat in Nicaragua (9/26/2019) - National Press Club International Correspondents Committee and Press Freedom Team hosts a discussion on “Global… 
Human Rights Watch to Egypt: Respect Right to Peaceful Protest (9/21/2019) - Egyptian authorities should protect the right to peaceful protest in upholding Egypt’s obligations under international… 
Memorial Lecture: “American Election Law in a Post-Truth World” (9/21/2019) - Upcoming conference will consider how this challenging information environment will affect election law and what… 
Violence against women: Deadly Toll for Palestinian Women (9/20/2019) - Video sparks outrage at the lethal cost that Palestinian women pay because of a lack…