This election technology section highlights the future of elections. Also see our section on American Democracy!
Facebook is Losing its Chance to be a Force for Democracy (9/29/2025) - Sarah Wynn Williams pitches her idea that Facebook has great power for good in the… 
On The Basic Problem of US Democracy (7/22/2025) - We are a tired and busy population trying to understand the news and what’s happening… 
Challenges Of Implementing AI With “Democratic Values” (4/29/2023) - A closer look at one of the most accepted norms for AI systems demonstrates the… 
Twitter Changes Boost Autocrats’ Digital Disinformation (4/27/2023) - Recent changes at Twitter have enabled authoritarian governments in Russia, China, and Iran to amplify… 
Europe Needs Stronger Rules For Political Ads (3/30/2023) - Proposed EU regulation will increase public scrutiny of paid political messaging, restrict distribution of political… 
A Campaign Aide Didn’t Write That Email. A.I. Did. (3/30/2023) - Fake A.I. images of Donald J. Trump getting arrested in New York spread faster than… 
Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info (3/30/2023) - People don't carefully evaluate links for accuracy and that partisanship may be secondary to the… 
Study: 2020 Election Increased Alcohol Use And Decreased Sleep (3/14/2023) - Many experienced reduced sleep quality, higher stress, negative emotions, and more alcohol during the 2020… 
A Police Stop Is Enough To Make Someone Less Likely To Vote (2/8/2023) - New research shows how the communities that are most heavily policed are pushed away from...… Study: Media Can Reduce Polarization By Telling Personal Stories (1/26/2023) - Sharing personal experiences and pairing them with facts reduces political dehumanization and increases political tolerance. 
Study: 2020 Election Resulted In Increased Anxiety And Depression (1/7/2023) - A review of 2020 Household Pulse Survey data reveals that as an election nears, people… 
COVID-19 And Voter Turnout In The 2020 Election (1/3/2023) - COVID-death rates depressed turnout somewhat from 2016 levels, contributed to increased use of mail and… 
China Suspends Social Media Accounts Of Covid Policy Critics (1/12/2023) - China has closed the social media accounts of over 1000 critics of its COVID-19 policies… 
Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Freed After 10 Years In Prison (3/13/2022) - The family of Raif Badawi, one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent political prisoners, has said… 
TikTok Is Just The Platform Russian Dissidents Need (3/10/2022) - Tiktok despite being swamped in misinformation at times, the app also serves as a platform… 
Oman Arrests Prominent Internet Activist Al-Kathiri (3/7/2022) - Reliable local sources confirmed that on March 2, 2022, Oman's security authorities detained internet activist… 
Hacktivists Are Piercing Russia’s Propaganda Bubble (3/6/2022) - Hackers have decided to wage war on Russia, ensuring Russians see photos of Vladimir Putin's… 
Blogger Arrested in Iran After Tweets Critical Of Government (2/26/2022) - Authorities have detained Ronaghi Maleki, an Iranian blogger. His detention came as a result of… 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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A Police Stop Is Enough To Make Someone Less Likely To Vote (2/8/2023) - New research shows how the communities that are most heavily policed are pushed away from...… 
Report: Enhancing Security Through Rethinking Election Funding (1/20/2023) - Elections cost American taxpayers approximately $2 billion per year—a figure that may grow to $5… 
How To Properly Vet Poll Workers (9/30/2022) - Attention has been paid to rogue election administrators, but election results can also be manipulated… 
How The Midterms Could Weaken U.S. Election Security (9/11/2022) - "Big Lie" supporters are running for positions that would enable them to allow unauthorized outsiders… 
Cyber Sleuths Take Aim At Election Disinformation (8/17/2022) - Despite continued election conspiracy claims, security experts who have spent years uncovering voting system problems… 
Threats Against Election Workers Occurring Across Texas (8/17/2022) - Texas is experiencing threats against county clerks and election officials as the midterm election on… 
Philadelphia To Use Electronic Poll Books In This Year’s Election (2/8/2023) - This year, Philadelphia voters will choose a new mayor. When they head to the polls… 
Voting-system Firms Battle Right-Wing Rage Against The Machines (11/14/2022) - Due to high cost of eradicating misinformation, voting machine pending makers are obliged to boost… 
The Uncomplicated Reason Brazil Can Count Its Ballots So Quickly (11/8/2022) - America's democracy appears to fall short of Brazil's where the results of the most recent… 
The Voting Machine Hacking Threat You Haven’t Heard About (10/15/2022) - A largely overlooked hacking target that could help those who want to sow doubt about… 
Explainer – How America Casts And Counts Its Votes (9/11/2022) - How Americans vote - and the equipment they use - varies widely, and some methods… 
Do Ballot Barcodes Threaten Election Security? (6/8/2022) - BMDs have been challenged for creating security risk to elections. The trade-off between benefits and… Facebook is Losing its Chance to be a Force for Democracy (9/29/2025) - Sarah Wynn Williams pitches her idea that Facebook has great power for good in the… On The Basic Problem of US Democracy (7/22/2025) - We are a tired and busy population trying to understand the news and what’s happening… Twitter Changes Boost Autocrats’ Digital Disinformation (4/27/2023) - Recent changes at Twitter have enabled authoritarian governments in Russia, China, and Iran to amplify… Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info (3/30/2023) - People don't carefully evaluate links for accuracy and that partisanship may be secondary to the… Study: Media Can Reduce Polarization By Telling Personal Stories (1/26/2023) - Sharing personal experiences and pairing them with facts reduces political dehumanization and increases political tolerance. 
Will Generative Artificial Intelligence Kill Democracy? (1/20/2023) - Experts draw attention to the role played by social media in the violence committed by…