Despite extremely rare voter crime or fraud, the law would make Florida one of the first states to create a task force dedicated to them.
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.
California May Limit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced Companies
California’s A.B. 1819 safeguards state elections, initiatives by barring foreign-owned American corps from spending political dollars.
Attacks From Within Seen As A Growing Threat To Elections
Election officials preparing for this year’s midterm elections have yet another security risk to add to their already long list: insider threats.
Indiana Urged To Move To Paper Election Ballots
A proposal to improve Indiana’s election security by adding small printers to thousands of electronic touch-screen voting is being criticized.
Recent Developments In Europe’s Election Cybersecurity
Europe’s election management bodies have realized that online threats are here to stay and will only continue to evolve moving forward.
Feds Review Hacking Risk To Georgia Touchscreen Voting
A confidential report alleging Georgia’s voting touchscreens could be hacked is now being reviewed by the federal government.
State and Local Solutions Integral to Protect Election Officials
Election workers so vital to U.S. democracy are increasingly under attack. State and local authorities are so central to finding the solution.
Are Voting Machines Too Vulnerable To Hacking?
There has been and remains a long and convoluted debate about how much protection is required to defend elections from hackers.
More States Fight Back Against Threats To Election Workers
Lawmakers in several states are taking measures to criminalize threats against election workers or make it easier to prosecute offenders.
They Helped Save Democracy and Are Being Tormented for It
These frontline election workers made sure the votes were counted in 2020. They got death threats. Their torturers stormed the Capitol.