SALT LAKE CITY — Even before COVID-19 complicated voting this year, Richard Hasen worried about the American public losing confidence in the elections. Mostly, he feared a “doomsday” scenario of public protest against a government voters don’t accept.Source: How a group of scholars hope to...
Election security experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law have released Preparing for Cyberattacks and Technical Problems During the Pandemic for election officials as they hold primaries and other elections and prepare for the November election.Source: New Report Advises Election Officials on Protecting Voters...
June 8, 2020 - WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the Republican Party of California have filed a preliminary injunction for relief in their recent lawsuit seeking to have California Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order redesigSource: RNC Seeks Immediate...
Political fundraising took an intense dip as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the nation in mid-March and early April, according to OpenSecrets’ analysis of campaign contributions.Source: Political donations dropped off as coronavirus pandemic peaked...
Georgia’s top election official warned voters on the eve of Tuesday’s primaries to expect long lines and days-long delays for results — a potential preview of how the coronavirus and heightened demand for mail ballots could affect the presidential election in November.Source: Election officials brace...
People’s phones, tablets and computers are vulnerable to hackers. Securing the internet could take a decade or more. But some states are plowing ahead anyway. Some West Virginians voting in Tuesday’s primary will be allowed to tap on their phones or laptops instead of heading...
WASHINGTON — Now less than five months out from the general election, Americans need to brace themselves for the real possibility that the presidential contest won’t be decided on Election Night. And that’s even if one of the candidates ultimately pulls off a decisive victory.Source:...
