This election technology section highlights the future of elections. Also see our section on American Democracy!
Why the Government Must Act on Social Media Election Regulations (9/19/2018) - Election meddling is easier than before and regulation of social media is more muddled than 
Oregon Using Facebook To Remind Inactive Voters To Register (9/19/2018) - Oregon officials have use facebook bolster participation to remember hundreds of thousands of inactive voters 
Faulty Georgia Voting Machines Are A Failure of Democracy (9/19/2018) - Ensuring that elections are free, fair, transparent and credibly run should be the chief concern 
Report Outlines Tools to Protect The Vote From Cyber Attack (9/19/2018) - The Brennan Center's "Better Safe Than Sorry" report offers tools that those in charge of 
The Under-examined Role Of Election Equipment Vendors (9/18/2018) - US elections employ a number voting materials, equipment during elections. ES&S, Hart, and Dominion are 
Election Security Guide For Public Officials And Those Running For Office (9/17/2018) - The Brennan Center's campaign on election protection is meant to assist those running for office 
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 
Google Workers Protest Work on Great Firewall of China (8/18/2018) - Google is planning a return to China. With the project in its early stages and 
Opposition Group Begins Leaking Putin Regime Secrets to Web (7/31/2018) - A handful of highly placed Russians have discovered their secrets seeping onto the web. The 
Crackdown Hits Egyptian Activists, Bloggers and Journalists (6/10/2018) - UN human rights office reports prominent bloggers, activists and journalists arbitrarily arrested and subjected to 
Chinese Rights Cyber-Dissident Huang Qi to Stand Trial (5/25/2018) - From VOA - ENGLISH After 18 months in detention, a court in the southern province 
The Latest on Chelsea Manning’s US Senate Bid (5/9/2018) - The Oklahoma native has decided to make an unlikely bid for the U.S. Senate in 
Is Democracy Good For Your Teeth? (8/8/2018) - Results from the 62 countries showed that countries categorized as Social Democratic and Liberal had 
Why Purple Districts Elect the Most Extreme Legislators (5/11/2018) - Study titled "Geography, Uncertainty, and Polarization" has some revealing insight into American political polarization
New Study Links Conflict to Lack of African Term Limits (5/3/2018) - The connection between term limits and conflict reflects the source of political violence in Africa
Lessons on Persuasion From the GOP Battle With Scientists on Climate (4/19/2018) - Shining light on the power of political persuasion as it relates to the debate on 
Physicist says America is in a state of pure news polarization (4/4/2018) - Americans are consuming more news than ever — and it's driving us further and further 
Study finds pre-election polls are still as reliable as ever (3/12/2018) - Pre-election polls are not becoming less reliable, said a study Monday addressing public distrust stemming 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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Why the Government Must Act on Social Media Election Regulations (9/19/2018) - Election meddling is easier than before and regulation of social media is more muddled than 
The Overlooked Weak Link in Election Security: Local Voting (9/15/2018) - ProPublica found that more than one-third of counties overseeing toss-up congressional elections have email systems 
Lawmakers Want US Intelligence Assessment Of Fake Videos (9/14/2018) - Three lawmakers want to see a U.S. intelligence assessment of threat posed by technology that 
Is Facebook Better Prepared for Election Meddling Attempts? (9/14/2018) - New initiatives aimed at repairing the damage from its missteps in 2016, including the hijacking 
VIDEO: Election Interference as the New Norm Of Digital Statecraft (9/13/2018) - Cyber-security professionals, journalists and key stakeholders discuss the development of norms around election influence and 
National Emergency Declared Over Foreign Election Meddling (9/13/2018) - The United States is threatening automatic sanctions to deter Russia and any other current or Report Outlines Tools to Protect The Vote From Cyber Attack (9/19/2018) - The Brennan Center's "Better Safe Than Sorry" report offers tools that those in charge of 
8 Ways You Can Help Protect Our Elections From Cyberattack (9/17/2018) - Impelling concerns of cyberattack ahead of November midterms have led the Brennan Center to draft 
A Complete Report on the Vulnerable State of American Voting Laws (6/5/2018) - In 'The State of Voting 2018', the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law details threats 
Questions Surround Accuracy of Iraq’s Electronic Ballot System (5/20/2018) - Demands for a manual voter recount surge amid claims of election fraud in the Iraqi 
Lack of Paper Trail a Concern Amid Fears of US Election Hacking (5/18/2018) - Roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be casting ballots on machines that do not produce 
Pennsylvania picks between 5 different paper record voting machines (4/21/2018) - The vendors were selected because their systems are certified by the federal Election Assistance Commission Oregon Using Facebook To Remind Inactive Voters To Register (9/19/2018) - Oregon officials have use facebook bolster participation to remember hundreds of thousands of inactive voters Faulty Georgia Voting Machines Are A Failure of Democracy (9/19/2018) - Ensuring that elections are free, fair, transparent and credibly run should be the chief concern The Under-examined Role Of Election Equipment Vendors (9/18/2018) - US elections employ a number voting materials, equipment during elections. ES&S, Hart, and Dominion are 
Why the Democrat Campaign Spending Prioritizes Online Ads (9/13/2018) - Two major Democratic political groups on Wednesday announced a combined $21 million digital ad buy 
Twitter in Controversial Ban on Alex Jones and Infowars (9/7/2018) - Social media company Twitter has permanently banned far-right media personality Alex Jones for violating its 
Facebook, Twitter Face US Lawmakers Over Social Media Politics (9/5/2018) - Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, appearing alongside Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey defend their