Election Technology
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By-mail options for voters in the state’s most populous city include casting ballots electronically, which has been offered since 2018. A more recent “secure document portal” further empowers residents. -
After an evaluation earlier this year, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission found the county’s voting system, facility security and counting procedures to be “comprehensive and thoroughly followed.”
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Commissioners approved discarding 95 outdated electronic pollbooks and other voting equipment. The county officials also created a new 2025 Election Security Grant Fund, to manage $10,000 in state cybersecurity funds.
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With the November presidential elections right around the corner, federal agencies are looking to give state and local governments a better idea of just where the holes in their cyberdefenses are.
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As governments seek to harden their security posture in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election, a new partnership has helped launch a security service available to certain state, local and territorial governments.
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Connecticut was among 21 states that had their online voter registration databases targeted by Russian hackers in 2016. Secretary of State Denise Merrill says steps have been taken to protect the election process.
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The social media company announced a slew of new efforts on its platform to curb misinformation and post-election confusion. The changes come after harsh criticism of its response to problems during the 2016 elections.
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Of all the cyberattacks that affect state and local governments, ransomware is one of the most ubiquitous and costly. Now security researchers fear it could also become a political weapon in the upcoming election.
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In addition to using paper ballots to count votes in the upcoming presidential election, the state will be increasing cybersecurity training. Officials say these steps will help to prevent foreign interference.
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The county authorized the purchase of 40 electronic voting machines earlier this month, an $138,000 expenditure that was mostly covered by a federal grant from the Help America Vote Act's election security fund.
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As localities prepare for the U.S. presidential election, a new bill from the House suggests giving state and local governments a helping hand when it comes to assuring election security.
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Observations of last year’s election processes uncovered concerns about ballot privacy, emergency preparedness and inadequate signage, according to a recent Merced County Civil Grand Jury report.
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The looming threat of foreign interference in the U.S. election process hinges on electronic systems to tally votes. One expert says many of the threats are mitigated with a return to paper ballots.
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SponsoredThe pandemic has upended every facet of American life, but one area where it could still have an outsized effect is the upcoming 2020 elections.
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Hundreds of billions of dollars in tech spending was approved by the House Appropriations Committee. Twelve bills focus on boosting homeland security, election security, rural broadband and other issues.
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Russians don’t have to change votes. They can change minds.
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Los Angeles County is testing its $300 million ballot system ahead of the November general election. After a debacle with the voting tech in March, the county is hoping to revitalize voter confidence.
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There is concern among voting activists, experts and elections officials that it will take further federal investment in local election systems, voter education campaigns and ingenuity to prevent a disaster come November.
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While the emergence of a new virus was a surprise, the spread of misinformation wasn’t. It happens during every crisis, experts say, as people desperate to figure out what’s going on share rumors and scraps of information.
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If teenagers organizing on social media can hamper a presidential campaign rally, how challenging is it to manipulate elections?
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In recent months, American adversaries have stepped up both cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. Election officials should expect them to take advantage of the logistical challenges of voting in a COVID-19 world.
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