The five leading candidates have raised more than $136 million, already exceeding any other contest before in Illinois
Voting Technology articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Are countries across Latin America vulnerable to election hacking?
American officials warn Russia will try to influence the upcoming elections in Mexico and across Latin America
Report: Russians Successfully Hacked 2016 Election Systems
Russians penetrated voter registration rolls in several states before the 2016 presidential election
The right balance between government transparency and publicity
Does the public have a right to “full transparency” about what its government does? Or are there reasonable limits?
Popular ProPublica Tool Monitors Facebook Political Ads
Concerns about political advertising on Facebook have soared in the wake of covert Russian efforts
VIDEO: Historical precedents to fake Twitter accounts
Twitter bots are really just a recycling of Cold War techniques designed to sow political division in your opponent
Reviewing the Digital Tools That Can Support European eDemocracy
Digital tools could create stronger connections between European citizens and the EU decision-making process
The questionable behavior of American companies in China
China is becoming increasingly despotic and is making increasing demands upon those who want to do business
YouTube to label government funded videos
YouTube said that it would start labeling news broadcasters’ videos that receive at least some government funding
Voting booth selfies are a crime in NJ, should that change?
Bill would mean New Jerseyans will no longer be technically breaking the law if they share their “ballot selfies” online