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Internet and Voting articles on Democracy Chronicles
Internet and Voting is our section encompasses all the different ways the internet has changed or will change the election process. Many different reforms of voting have become necessary to discuss including electronic means of casting a vote, counting votes or courting votes. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents or Voting Machines.
GOP-led Senate Panel Confirms Russian Election Meddling in 2016
The committee’s investigation had shown Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to help Donald Trump
Transatlantic Election Commission Founded to Focus on Hacking
An international commission has formed to try to end meddling in elections in Western democratic nations
New Revealing Info Details Tennessee Election Hacking Attack
Investigators found evidence of a “malicious intrusion” into a Tennessee county’s elections website
Facebook Ads Reveal Russian Effort to Stoke Political Division
Most of the ads are issue-based, pushing arguments for and against immigration, LGBT issues and gun rights
Cambridge Analytica Denial of Prime Role in Data Scandal
Cambridge Analytica unleashed its counterattack against claims that it misused data from millions of Facebook accounts
New App Monitors What Congress is Talking About
Propublica is using data to track the things Congress talks a disproportionate amount about every week
Best Practices to Guide State Voting System Security Spending
State election officials around the country will receive their share of $380 million that Congress set aside for election security
West Virginia To Try Blockchain Technology For Military Voters
It is essential for the United States to test out new technology for elections as older voter machines have proven to be vulnerable to outside tampering and are becoming increasingly obsolete.
Oklahoma Legislature Votes to Make Ballot Selfies Legal
The real threat of voting selfies is to the secret ballot: a fundamental tenet of American democracy