With coronavirus restrictions looming over 2020 polls voting rights of Americans overseas are in the spotlight. Senate Dems urged DoS to ensure they vote.
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Guardrails line the journey in the life of a mail-in ballot
Trump and his allies have consistently said mail-in voting is a recipe for fraud. But key experts describe a structure that would ensure the opposite.
States Step Up Cybersecurity Efforts Ahead of the 2020 Election
Stronger cybersecurity is crucial to 2020 polls seen interference in 2016. States are stepping up cybersecurity efforts ahead of 2020 elections.
GOP support for mail voting is growing, but hard to hear over Trump
Mail-in voting is ideal for pandemic elections. GOP initial support for the voting method was weak but more and more of its members are supporting it.
Exclusive: Senate Democrats press AG Barr for answers about poll closures on Native American reservations
Covid-19 was the excuse for the closure of in-person polling in Native American reservations prompting Democrats to press AG Barr for clarification.
Protest Land N.Y.C.: High-Level Excitement
…[I]f the young marchers…cared about racism they’d tackle it at the institutional level: by helping people vote,…thus ensuring the non-racist party had a chance at power.
Cybersecurity and COVID Challenge Election Preparations
COVID-19 relegated traditional challenges to elections. But they are resurfacing with cybersecurity and COVID-19 putting election preparation to the test.
Book: What you need to know about voting – and why
While voting is a fundamental right many Americans struggle with what it entails which has adverse effects on democracy. New book addresses these concerns.
Trump’s False Attacks on Voting by Mail Stir Broad Concern
President Trump is unrelenting when it comes to his often baseless attacks on mail-in voting. These false attacks have stirred broad concern.
Securing voter registration databases takes on added importance in pandemic, DHS official says
The coronavirus is significant for the US electoral landscape. Securing voter registration databases has taken on added importance during the pandemic.