Politics

Election Offices Are Cash-Strapped After Bans on Private Grants

Matt Vasilogambros / Stateline Apr 24, 2024 Pushed by conservative activists, 28 states have banned outside funding in elections over the past four years. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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A Guide to the U.S. Election System: Vulnerabilities and Mitigation

Steven Rosenfeld / IMI Nov 1, 2022 Today’s voting systems have strengths and weaknesses. This report was created to explain how these systems work and to discuss vulnerabilities at key junctures that have been exploited by partisans seeking to sow chaos and doubt about the results Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Vendors Push Risky New Voting Machines Over Safe Paper Ballots

FRANK BAJAK / The Associated Press Feb 23, 2020 Computer experts say the latest electronic "ballot-marking devices" are pricey and almost as vulnerable to hacking as the older machines. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Is Inviting a Crackdown on the Left

Julianne Tveten / Truthdig Feb 5, 2020 Beneath its promise of transparency, the Massachusetts senator’s plan to combat “disinformation” carries dangerous implications. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton Alums Behind Disastrous Iowa Caucus App

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Feb 4, 2020 A day after the vote, we still don’t have the results. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Actions Impeachable, Scholars Say, as Democrats Go All In

LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Dec 4, 2019 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asks her caucus "Are you ready?' as Judiciary panel starts off its hearings with legal experts' testimony. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bolivia’s Morales Says He Won Presidential Vote Outright Amid Protests

CARLOS VALDEZ / The Associated Press Oct 24, 2019 The region's longest-ruling leader is accused by his chief opponent of perpetrating "a monumental fraud" to get re-elected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Georgia Election Officials Accused of Destroying Evidence

KATE BRUMBACK / The Associated Press Jul 26, 2019 The state's voting system was scrutinized last year when Georgia's election chief Brian Kemp narrowly beat Stacey Abrams for governor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Microsoft and the Pentagon Are Quietly Hijacking U.S. Elections

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jun 12, 2019 After being funded by our military, Microsoft teamed up with Pentagon front companies to protect our elections. What could possibly go wrong? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Disturbing Reason Mitch McConnell Won’t Secure Our Elections

Ilana Novick Jun 11, 2019 Safety measures enjoy bipartisan support, but the senate majority leader continues to block them. A look at his donors helps explain why. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Abrams Ends Georgia Governor Bid but Plans to Sue

BILL BARROW and KATE BRUMBACK / The Associated Press Nov 16, 2018 The Democrat says she'll fight the "gross mismanagement" of the election in federal court as the path is cleared for Brian Kemp's victory. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Accuses China of Meddling in Upcoming Election

ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Sep 26, 2018 The Chinese deny his statement, which he made in front of world leaders while chairing the United Nations Security Council for the first time. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )