Mueller Indictment Lays Out Russia’s Hacking of State, Local Election Infrastructure
The charges bring into question previous statements from vendors and state officials.
$380 Million of Election Assistance Money Only Goes So Far
An official with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Friday acknowledged some of the limits to what the funding can achieve.
Automatic Voter Registration Could Increase Turnout, Advocates Say
It's one of a handful of voter-friendly policies recommended in a new report from the Democratic-leaning Center for American Progress.
Maine Tried a New Way of Voting. Will Other States Follow?
Other states could follow Maine into ranked-choice voting, currently used in 11 cities across the country.
Election Security Threats Loom As Midterms Near, State Officials Say
But some note progress. “I think we’re in a much better position than two years ago,” says Minn. Secretary of State Steve Simon.
Maine Governor: Ranked-Choice Voting Is the ‘Most Horrific Thing in the World’
But Paul LePage’s threat to not certify Tuesday’s election may be a hollow one.
Maine's Fitful Experiment With a New Way of Voting
The state will be the first to implement ranked-choice voting in its June primaries, but not all the candidates will commit to accepting the results.
So Your State Has Come Into Some Election Security Money. Now What?
Some states will have to tread water until the 2020 election as far as purchasing secure voting machines, but where there are voter-marked paper ballots there’s hope.
Analyzing 46 of This Year’s State-of-the-State Addresses
According to a new report, here are the big topics governors talked about—or sidestepped—in their 2018 policy speeches.
Spending Bill Boosts Election Security, Clarifies Overseas Data Warrants
The bill also requires supply chain reviews for cyber risk at some agencies.
Thousands Lose Right to Vote Under 'Incompetence' Laws
Laws in 39 states and Washington, D.C., allow judges to strip voting rights from people with mental disorders ranging from schizophrenia to Down syndrome who are deemed “incapacitated” or “incompetent.”
States Push for Outstanding Election Security Funds Ahead of Midterms
Secretaries of state are adamant they lack the money needed to comply with Senate Intelligence recommendations they update their election infrastructure. They’ll make their case before the committee Wednesday.
Is Your County Elections Clerk Ready for Russian Hackers?
In a decentralized election system with more than 10,000 separate jurisdictions, the onus for security is on local officials.
State Officials Want More Election Security Intel From Feds
With the upcoming midterm elections, it's a race to establish better information sharing between Homeland Security and state and local elections officials.
Could Amazon's HQ2 Flip a State?
Democrats could gain politically if the company chooses a city in a battleground state for its second North American headquarters.
An End to Gerrymandering in Ohio?
A bipartisan compromise that just passed the state Senate would require minority-party support for political maps, and would limit the number of communities that could be splintered.
Has the Tide Turned Against Partisan Gerrymandering?
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday struck down the state’s maps as too heavily biased toward Republicans, the latest ruling in a new and contentious battle over legislative districts.
Trying to Build a Better Election Integrity Commission
The newly formed National Commission for Voter Justice intends to avoid the pitfalls that befell Trump’s group, ensuring transparency and accessibility as it investigates state barriers to voting.
Virginia Is for Second Chances
Under Governor Terry McAuliffe, Virginia embarked on a campaign to grant clemency more often, and to restore the civil rights of convicted felons.
Blaming States, Trump Dissolves Election Integrity Commission
The body struggled to compile concrete evidence of widespread voter fraud, wracking up lawsuits over voter suppression in the process.
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