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Voting Technology articles on Democracy Chronicles
This voting technology section highlights the important role technology has played in democratic history and seeks to explore how technology will shape the future of elections. This new era of elections is an area of heavy debate in political circles. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents, the Internet and Voting or Voting Machines.
In First, Voters to Get Real-Time Election Projections
Data startup company VoteCastr will offer real-time election projections in overhaul of longstanding practice
Election Also Will Be Test For American Polling Guru Nate Silver
Nate Silver became famous after his statistical polling model correctly predicted the results of the 2012 vote
16 States Have Made the Voting Selfie Illegal
Series of prohibitions on any photos of filled out ballots is keeping the voting selfie illegal in many places
Election Skewing Software Robots Try to Impact Social Media Debate
700,000 operational bots have been discovered pretending to be human to control the social media debate
Electoral System Hack Would be Difficult and Easy to Detect
It would be far more difficult to alter the outcome through a electoral system hack than typically thought
Mock Election Study Finds People Can Detect Rigged Voting
People were not deceived by researchers attempts to pass a rigged voting system as a fair choice
The Vote Hacking Targets That Keep Experts Troubled
Some computer scientists and security experts still concerned that vote hacking is a real threat
Vote Selfie Illegal in NJ, But Don’t Worry Too Much
New Jerseyans can still technically face punishment for taking a vote selfie but prosecutions unlikely
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence Polling Models
Accurate predictions by Professor Allan Lichtman has focused attention on using artificial intelligence polling