This election technology section highlights the future of elections. Also see our section on American Democracy!
Perspective addresses just how regulated US Elections Are (12/5/2019) - Perspective: US voting equipment vendors largely lack the level of federal oversight enjoyed by other… 
USC Training Project for Election Fraud Prevention (12/3/2019) - A new project by six USC schools seeks to educate election officials in all 50… 
Inadequate Oversight of Private Vendors Critical to Election Security (11/19/2019) - Brennan Center report finds inadequate oversight of private vendors critical to election security, proposes framework… 
This voting method should be implemented in America (11/15/2019) - America's first-past-the-post system has a weakness: getting the most votes doesn't mean you have the… 
Foreign Interference: Russia not the only country eyeing US elections (10/30/2019) - Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year’s vote as… 
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… 
How to defend against the insidious threat of disinformation (10/21/2019) - Disinformation is an insidious threat undermining faith in democracy. Arizona State University researcher Scott Ruston… 
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… 
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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Perspective addresses just how regulated US Elections Are (12/5/2019) - Perspective: US voting equipment vendors largely lack the level of federal oversight enjoyed by other… 
New rules for Erie County Poll Workers Following Misplaced Votes (12/5/2019) - A PEB problem in Millcreek’s 4th Precinct, Erie County, originally thought to be so much… 
Ohio: Security central preoccupation of Local Boards of Elections (12/4/2019) - An attempted security hack into Ohio’s Secretary State’s website has prompted a renewed drive in… USC Training Project for Election Fraud Prevention (12/3/2019) - A new project by six USC schools seeks to educate election officials in all 50… Inadequate Oversight of Private Vendors Critical to Election Security (11/19/2019) - Brennan Center report finds inadequate oversight of private vendors critical to election security, proposes framework… 
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… 
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… 
Doc Society v. Pompeo (12/11/2019) - The case is a legal challenge to the State Department’s recent measure that aims at… 
Reforms addressing social media generated conditions hostile to democracy (12/5/2019) - For democracy to succeed reforms addressing social media generated conditions hostile to democracy will have… 
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…