This election technology section highlights the future of elections. Also see our section on American Democracy!
“Mail-In Absentee Ballot Anomalies in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District” (8/23/2019) - The aftermath of the 2018 midterm election in N. Carolina was marred by allegations of… 
Georgia voters challenge legality of new election system (8/21/2019) - Georgians who want hand-marked paper ballots challenging new election system state officials rushing to implement… 
On Election Security (8/6/2019) - While the current United States administration focuses on the border crisis, the threat to our… 
Decision On Ranked-Choice Voting Coming Soon To NYC (7/30/2019) - NYC voters may soon get to choose five candidates for mayor instead of just one.… 
Judge Could Force Georgia To Use Paper Ballots (7/30/2019) - A Georgia judge may impose ballot papers. This is interesting because there is much talk… 
A First Look At The Unusual Military-Run DEFCON Voting Village (7/28/2019) - Lawmakers will join former NSA national threat operations director Sherri Ramsay in the election security-focused… 
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… 
Julian Assange Is Gone! What Has He Done? (4/26/2019) - Julian has been arrested for reporting war crimes, while the criminals walk free. This is… 
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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Russian interference 2020 (8/23/2019) - Russian interference is a possiblity in the 2020 presidential vote. Steve LeVine argues that, however,… 
Fourth-ranking House Democrat backs Trump impeachment (8/20/2019) - Rep. Ben Ray Luján (N.M.), the No. 4 House Democrat, announced Monday that he's supporting… 
State officials beg Congress for more election security funding (8/18/2019) - Secretaries of state for Connecticut and Louisiana on Thursday called on Congress to appropriate more… 
How to limit foreign meddling in U.S. campaigns (8/15/2019) - How to limit foreign meddling in US campaigns has been topical since 2016. The latest… 
Russian Meddling: Bipartisan Recommendations Lauded by Common Cause (8/13/2019) - Common Cause has lauded the report on Russian interference into the 2016 elections by US… 
Analysis: High Voter Purge Rates Persist in the US (8/12/2019) - High voter purge rates persist in the US despite being a problem for quite some… 
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… 
At Odds With GOP, Trump Declares Support For Paper Voting (6/6/2019) - President Donald Trump on Thursday broke from some of his fellow Republicans by calling for… 
New Texas Voting Machines Scheduled To Roll Out In November (5/25/2019) - Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque told commissioners the new machines from the company Election Systems… 
Senate Dems Introduce Election Security Bill Requiring Paper Ballots (5/19/2019) - Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and a group of 12 other senators introduced a bill Wednesday… 
“Social media reconsiders its relationship with the truth” (8/23/2019) - For years, Facebook and other social media companies have erred lenience in policing their sites… 
Claims of disinformation in Hong Kong by Facebook and Twitter (8/21/2019) - Facebook, Twitter have made claims of disinformation in Hong Kong by China, taking down accounts… 
Trump resurfaces old gripe from 2016 over voter ID laws but its unsubstantiated (8/20/2019) - Trump's voter ID gripe from 2016 was that voter fraud cost him support. He has… 
Nigeria’s Wavering Commitment to Freedom of Expression (6/30/2019) - The authorities have struggled to maintain a balance between regulating against extreme views and hate… 
Maryland Political Ad Law Violates First Amendment, Coalition Argues (6/27/2019) - Some media organs are supporting arguments that a Maryland law regulating online political advertising violates…