This election technology section highlights the future of elections. Also see our section on American Democracy!
Pressure Mounts on Election Security as 2020 Approaches (12/13/2018) - Pressure is already mounting on Congress to secure the 2020 presidential race from foreign interference 
Documentary: Women, Social Media And The Revolution (12/12/2018) - Social media can drive social change or even spark revolutions. Women around the world use 
EU Steps Up Fight Against ‘Fake News’ Ahead of Elections (12/7/2018) - EU authorities have asked Google, Facebook and Twitter to file monthly reports on eradicating "fake 
GOP Campaign Organizers Confirm Hack Amid 2018 Midterms (12/5/2018) - The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 midterm campaigns, exposing 
Study Finds 2016 Facebook Ads Gave Trump 10% Vote Boost (11/30/2018) - A new study relays the true impact of such political advertising spending on social media 
Pennsylvania Moving to Paper Ballots by 2022 After Green Party Win (11/30/2018) - The state of Pennsylvania will provide new voting systems using paper ballots by 2020 after 
Vietnamese Blogger Mother Mushroom Reaches Out to Activists (11/18/2018) - Vietnamese blogger Mother Mushroom tells activists, you are not alone while walking VOA through her 
One Year On, Mauritanian Anti-Slavery Blogger Still In Prison (11/10/2018) - Authorities in Mauritania should promptly and safely release a blogger who remains in custody despite 
Exiled Vietnamese Blogger: I’m Not Alone In Pushing For Freedom (10/19/2018) - Prominent Vietnamese blogger sent to exile in U.S. says her reunion with family after two 
Facebook Post Leads to 7 Years in Jail for Burmese Government Critic (9/21/2018) - A former newspaper columnist has been jailed for seven years in Myanmar over Facebook post 
Kazakhstan Man Jailed For Anti-Presidential Online Comment (9/20/2018) - Kazakhstan on Thursday sentenced a man to three years in prison for inciting social hatred 
Lawyer To Appeal Iranian Journalist’s Conviction For Satirical Tweet (8/21/2018) - Lawyer for Iranian journalist sentenced to 10 years for allegedly insulting religious figure has rejected 
Unique Insights on Gerrymandering From New Mathematical Model (10/23/2018) - A unique mathematical model has been developed by two economics professors that shines new light 
VIDEO: Panel Examines Public Biases Toward Female Politicians (10/19/2018) - Biases toward female politicians remain real in America. The Woodrow Wilson Center held a program 
Chimpanzee Democracy: Legitimacy And Collective Decision-Making (10/8/2018) - A male chimpanzee can only win the right to be leader of his community if 
Honey Bees Practice Democracy. What We Can Learn From Them? (10/1/2018) - Democracy is not unique to human societies. Democratic practices are tightly woven into the very 
Are Pro-Democracy People More Likely to Accept Climate Change? (9/26/2018) - The amazing research news website Science Daily had a fascinating post about a new study 
Is Democracy Good For Your Teeth? (8/8/2018) - Results from the 62 countries showed that countries categorized as Social Democratic and Liberal had 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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Pressure Mounts on Election Security as 2020 Approaches (12/13/2018) - Pressure is already mounting on Congress to secure the 2020 presidential race from foreign interference 
New Zealand’s Leading China Scholar Was Targeted by Beijing (12/9/2018) - An academic who has been exposing the back-door methods of the Chinese seeking to influence EU Steps Up Fight Against ‘Fake News’ Ahead of Elections (12/7/2018) - EU authorities have asked Google, Facebook and Twitter to file monthly reports on eradicating "fake GOP Campaign Organizers Confirm Hack Amid 2018 Midterms (12/5/2018) - The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 midterm campaigns, exposing 
Saudi Friend of Khashoggi Sues Israeli Surveillance Firm (12/4/2018) - Saudi friend sues Israeli surveillance firm, claiming its sophisticated spyware targeted and helped lead to 
In China, Big Brother Moves Into Uighur Homes (12/3/2018) - Local government workers in China have been deployed to ethnic minorities’ homes and other occasions Pennsylvania Moving to Paper Ballots by 2022 After Green Party Win (11/30/2018) - The state of Pennsylvania will provide new voting systems using paper ballots by 2020 after 
How Overheating Voting Machines Complicate Florida’s Recount (11/16/2018) - Overheating voting machines complicate Florida's recount battle ahead of a Thursday deadline to complete reviews 
VIDEO: Recount Highlights Challenges With Florida Voting Technology (11/16/2018) - Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the technical details 
Recount Chugs Along As More Florida Vote Irregularities Surface (11/15/2018) - Florida’s election recount is chugging along as more irregularities are uncovered and a judge asked 
VIDEO: How The Government Is Guarding Against 2018 Election Threats (11/9/2018) - Election officials keenly observed the midterm electoral process and felt ready to fish out any 
Midterm Voting Exposes Growing Problem Of Aging Machines (11/8/2018) - Election experts have long warned about the nation's aging fleet of voting equipment. This week's Documentary: Women, Social Media And The Revolution (12/12/2018) - Social media can drive social change or even spark revolutions. Women around the world use 
More Than Half the World’s Population is Using the Internet (12/11/2018) - The International Telecommunication Union reports that for first time in history, half of global population 
New Resource for Measuring the State of Democracy (12/6/2018) - On November 1, 2018, Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) launched V-Dem Graphing Tools, to help democrats Study Finds 2016 Facebook Ads Gave Trump 10% Vote Boost (11/30/2018) - A new study relays the true impact of such political advertising spending on social media 
Three Things To Do On Democracy For The Information Age (11/29/2018) - Anthony Zacharzewski presents for Democratic Society "Three things to do on democracy for the information age" 
Virginia Can Fix Signature Gathering For Disabled Candidates (11/18/2018) - I have a suggestion that would improve the ability of disabled candidates and disabled voters