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Election Security articles on Democracy Chronicles
This election security section highlights the importance of protecting the integrity of the vote count. An onslaught of new technologies offer both opportunity and peril for democracy. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents, the Internet and Voting or Voting Machines.
Report: Enhancing Security Through Rethinking Election Funding
Elections cost American taxpayers approximately $2 billion per year—a figure that may grow to $5 billion in the near future.
A Scientist’s Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine
After 19 years of building, tinkering, and testing, he told Undark this spring, he had finally invented “the most secure voting technology ever.”
How To Properly Vet Poll Workers
Attention has been paid to rogue election administrators, but election results can also be manipulated by infiltrating poll worker training.
How The Midterms Could Weaken U.S. Election Security
“Big Lie” supporters are running for positions that would enable them to allow unauthorized outsiders to “check” voting machines.
Cyber Sleuths Take Aim At Election Disinformation
Despite continued election conspiracy claims, security experts who have spent years uncovering voting system problems are still at it.
Threats Against Election Workers Occurring Across Texas
Texas is experiencing threats against county clerks and election officials as the midterm election on November 8 approaches.
Michigan Officials Detail a Brazen Voting Machine Scheme
The Michigan attorney general’s office discovered attempts to induce county clerks in three counties to turn up election equipment.
Denver Renews Voting Software Feds Say Proved Vulnerable
A federal agency warned about a security breach on the Dominion systems last month. But Denver City Council has decided to use them.
Election Workers Report More Than 1,000 ‘hostile’ Contacts
More than 1,000 interactions “identified as hostile or harassing” were examined by a task force established by the DOJ last year.