Politics Jan 03 Republicans’ trust in U.S. elections jumps after Trump’s win, AP-NORC poll finds By Linley Sanders, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Politics Oct 05 Fact-checking Trump’s false claims about voter fraud and ‘rigged’ elections Former President Donald Trump’s election-year message to his supporters is clear and often repeated: If Democrats win the November election, blame voter fraud. By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact
Politics Oct 03 Why Americans are worried about voter fraud but have faith in their own elections Most Americans are confident their local government will run fair and accurate elections in November, even as a majority express concerns about the potential for voter fraud or foreign interference, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. By Matt Loffman
Politics Sep 03 Watch 7:28 How Trump has made election lies a key feature of his campaign With just over 60 days to go until Election Day, former President Trump is again casting doubt on the legitimacy of the process. Lies about the 2020 election have been a key feature of Trump’s third campaign for the presidency. By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz
Politics Aug 13 Watch 9:32 Bipartisan task force urges lawyers to defend America’s democracy and election integrity A task force from the American Bar Association is urging attorneys to defend democracy against authoritarianism in the country by getting involved in election efforts. Amna Nawaz discussed the task force’s work with its co-chairs, Jeh Johnson, former Homeland Security… By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz
May 04 These Republicans have united to defend the legitimacy of U.S. elections and election officials By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Republican officials who believe in the legitimacy of elections have formed a group that's pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can't be trusted. Continue reading
Jan 27 How Taiwan preserved election integrity by fighting back against disinformation By David Klepper, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Voters in Taiwan recently repelled a wave of disinformation seeking to undermine their democracy ahead of the election earlier this month. In doing so, the island can offer lessons to the U.S. and other nations holding their own elections amid… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 6:28 Exploring ways to build faith and security in U.S. elections By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn Last month, a group of election experts warned that American democracy is under great stress. Their report outlines 24 recommendations spanning law, media, politics and tech to protect American elections. Rick Hasen, the director of UCLA Law School's Safeguarding Democracy… Continue watching
Jul 24 U.S. concerned that Cambodia’s elections were not free or fair, takes punitive measures By Sopheng Cheang, David Rising, Associated Press Autocratic leader Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party won 120 of 125 available seats in Sunday’s elections. That's according to preliminary results. Continue reading
Nov 26 State GOP-backed ‘election integrity’ units find few voter fraud cases after midterms By Gary Fields, Anthony Izaguirre, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems. Continue reading