Fragile electronic voting systems and social media weaponization continue to menace U.S. election systems as presidential candidates ramp up 2020 campaigns.
Voting Machines articles on Democracy Chronicles
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DARPA Is Building an Open Source Voting Machine
DARPA is working with firm Galois to develop open source voting machine technology that would let people verify that their votes were tallied correctly.
Top US House Intel Lawmaker: 2020 Election ‘Enormously Vulnerable’
Top U.S. House intel lawmaker, Adam Schiff said on Tuesday that 2020 elections are “enormously vulnerable” to hacking and foreign influence.
Georgia Voting Machine Debate Pits Election Officials vs. Tech Experts
Georgia voting machine debate pits election officials staunchly opposed by computing experts who see an imminent threat to election security.
Paper Ballots Popular Again as Must Have Requirement for a Fair Vote
An old technology is new again, as paper ballots are making a big comeback thanks to fears about Russia — and others — hacking U.S. elections.
Brennan Center Outlines Voting Machines Vulnerabilities
America’s voting machines fall short of necessary security going into 2020 election leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks or malfunctions on Election Day.
States Need Way More Money To Fix Crumbling Voting Machines
States need way more money to fix crumbling voting machines 2018 elections were hardly a glowing reflection on the state of America’s voting technology.
State Officials Still Buying Voting Machines Vulnerable to Hacking
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have already warned against trusting the barcode-based devices without more research.
Is Voting Technology the Solution to Fix Florida’s Election Woes?
A computer program might have avoided entire 2018 recount fiasco and saved South Florida election officials days of embarrassment last year.
San Francisco to Use Ranked Voting on Giant Android Tablets
This week, San Francisco supervisors approved a new voting system, which could enable voters to cast ballots on large Android tablets as early as November.