This election technology section highlights the future of elections. Also see our section on American Democracy!
Watchdogs Sue for Access to Information On Voting Machines Security (6/22/2019) - Free Speech For People files lawsuit on behalf of NEDC to uncover communications about election… 
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… 
FBI Questioned On Russian Hack Of Tennessee Voting Firm (6/17/2019) - Two U.S. senators asked the FBI to explain what it has done to investigate the… 
A Voting Machine Company Pushing For New Election Security Laws (6/16/2019) - Major voting machine vendor reversed course and urged Congress to pass legislation mandating paper trails… 
Podcast: Will Artificial Intelligence Destroy Democracy? (6/13/2019) - Some political scientists and democracy scholars think that it might. Inequality will rise as jobs… 
With His Fortune From Uber, Bradley Tusk Advocates Blockchain Elections (6/10/2019) - With their playbook for pushing government boundaries as a guide, some Silicon Valley investors are… 
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… 
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… 
Study Says Women Decision-Makers Are a Win For the Environment (3/27/2019) - When more women are involved in group decisions about land management, the group conserves more… 
Democracy Linked to Health Gains in Low and Middle-Income Nations (3/16/2019) - A new study led by Stanford Medicine that a better way to measure the role… 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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What Americans Really Think About Foreign Interference In Elections (6/22/2019) - What do we think when foreign countries get involved in elections? Here’s what new research from Washington Post… 
Questions Remain About Whether Russia Meddled In North Carolina (6/19/2019) - United State intelligence officials have warned regularly that the country still remains vulnerable to another… FBI Questioned On Russian Hack Of Tennessee Voting Firm (6/17/2019) - Two U.S. senators asked the FBI to explain what it has done to investigate the… 
The Massive Regulatory Overhaul We Need To Protect Election Integrity (6/9/2019) - Former Facebook chief security officer Alex and his colleagues have unveiled a sweeping new plan… 
Authorities to Finally Check for 2016 North Carolina Vote Hack (6/8/2019) - Federal authorities will conduct a forensic analysis of electronic poll books for evidence of tampering… 
Exile: Data Dump Shows More Russian Political Meddling (6/5/2019) - A prominent exiled Russian opposition figure says recently leaked documents show Russian meddling in U.S.… 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… 
Election Assistance Commission Loses Key Tech Expert Ahead Of 2020 (5/15/2019) - The top official responsible for certifying voting systems at the federal Election Assistance Commission is… 
Rave Reviews For Locally-Developed Los Angeles Voting Machines (5/5/2019) - The biggest voting district in the United States came up with an audacious answer to… 
America’s Scam PAC Problem Requires Immediate Legislative Action (6/25/2019) - The problem is pervasive. The FEC had to issue a memo on the problem, and… 
What Has The Bigger Impact – Elections Or Protests? (6/25/2019) - Recent events, from Sudan and Algeria to Hong Kong, are the latest indication that political… 
Mauritanian President Should Free Citizen Jailed for Online Article (6/21/2019) - Mauritania’s president should ensure the release of Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir, who remains in detention since… 
Crackdown on Presidential Election Protests in Kazakhstan (6/16/2019) - Today neither social nor mainstream media in Kazakhstan were reporting on orderly presidential elections rather… Podcast: Will Artificial Intelligence Destroy Democracy? (6/13/2019) - Some political scientists and democracy scholars think that it might. Inequality will rise as jobs… 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…