Election Tech

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced plans to review the extent of the vulnerabilities detailed in a confidential report on Georgia's voting touchscreens.

A recent data cybersecurity breach of the voting software company EasyVote Solutions has now exposed Georgia voters’ registration information on the Internet, the company confirmed Tuesday.

Continuing ongoing efforts to promote election security and integrity, the Weld County, Colo., Clerk and Recorder's Office has now released a digital tool allowing users to view 2021 ballot images.

Florida might soon establish a national first within its Secretary of State’s Office: the Office of Election Crimes and Security. The 15-person office would be required to report its activities to the Florida Legislature.

A federal judge is waiting on proposals from Georgia election officials who are suing over election security before potentially releasing a report that indicates how hackers can manipulate votes in Georgia elections.

According to a confidential report, hackers can alter votes by taking control of Georgia's voting system touchscreens. Despite the reported vulnerability, state election officials are staying relatively mum.

Volusia County, Fla., voters who question whether their mail-in ballot has indeed arrived at the Supervisor of Elections Office and been counted will have a new way of settling those doubts.

The Colorado Secretary of State is looking into whether a county clerk has committed an elections security breach. The clerk is scheduled to appear at a deposition in early February.

Texas has refused to modernize and create an online voter registration system. As a result, communities across the state have less accurate voter rolls, and taxpayer money is wasted on paper.

During a recent U.S. House hearing, experts discussed how the federal government can help state and local election officials defend election software, stop doxxing of election officials and the looming misinformation threat.

Georgia is replacing a lagging statewide voter registration system that caused colossal lines during early voting in the 2020 election, hoping to prevent similar waits in this year’s races for governor and the U.S. Senate.

The congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has revealed that misinformation about Antrim County, Mich., was part of a written plan to propagate Donald Trump's election fraud claims.

Greenland, N.H., is holding a special election where voters will decide whether to ban the use of voting machines. Many state and local officials believe there are no demonstrable issues with the machines.

The Center for Public Integrity is releasing a data set of polling places used in the 2020 election to help journalists and others analyze access to the ballot and the effects of proposed changes to state election laws.

Threats to critical infrastructure and ongoing discussions of elections security, together with increased risk from the rise of telework added complexity to the cybersecurity landscape this year.

Officials in Lake County, Ohio, have investigated a data breach attempt during primaries in May. Although the hackers didn't steal any useful information, the incident caught the attention of state and federal eyes.

In Nevada, Elko County commissioners have asked the county clerk to consider alternatives to Dominion voting machines, the election technology that the county has been using since 2004.

To combat false narratives and foster trust in reliable information, governments can invest in local news, support empathy-building initiatives, and ensure election processes are traceable, a new report says.