Politics Jul 02 How legal battles across the country could complicate the midterms By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz
Politics Jun 01 Watch 7:42 New report shows misinformation is a threat to election security New rules proposed by the U.S. Postal Service would make states give data on voters who receive mail-in ballots for federal elections. This after President Trump tightened mail-in voting rules with a stated goal of making more secure elections. But… By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson
Politics Jun 01 Why a surge of election-related websites could spell rising cyber threats for the midterms Check Point, a cyber security company, found that in January of this year, approximately 1,300 newly registered domains contained the keyword "election," and approximately 2,957 contained "vote."… By Liz Landers
Politics May 21 Watch 6:59 New Mexico secretary of state explains law barring armed federal agents at polls With the primary season underway, election officials are preparing for November. Some Democratic-led states, worried about the possibility of armed soldiers or ICE officers appearing near polling places, are taking steps to counter what they see as a potential effort… By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Politics Mar 11 Americans are increasingly worried about voting, new poll shows Americans’ confidence that their elections will be run fairly has dropped to its lowest point in years, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. By Matt Loffman
Feb 13 WATCH: DHS Secretary Noem speaks about SAVE Act and election security in Phoenix By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used a news conference outside Phoenix to pitch the Republican voting and elections bill that passed the U.S. House earlier this week. Noem called it an opportunity “to show that we’re serious about securing our… Continue reading
Nov 05 Georgia judge: Republican absentee ballot lawsuit 'frivolous' By Associated Press A federal judge Tuesday scolded Republican Party attorneys for what he called a "frivolous" lawsuit that accused election officials in seven Georgia counties of breaking the law by letting voters hand-deliver their absentee ballots over the weekend. An attorney for… Continue reading
Nov 05 Election Day unfolds relatively smoothly after massive turnout by early voters By Christina A. Cassidy, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The final day of voting in the 2024 presidential election arrived with tens of millions of Americans having already cast their ballots. Those include record numbers in battleground states like Georgia and North Carolina. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 3:52 Election security officials tracking misinformation and groups trying to sow chaos By Geoff Bennett, Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Federal officials responsible for securing the election and critical infrastructure said that while they were tracking small scale disruptions to the vote, they saw no evidence of activity that could affect the outcome. The threats to influence and interfere include… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:47 How election officials are preparing to fight voter intimidation and potential violence By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura The threat of political violence still hangs over the country nearly four years after a violent mob tried to overturn the will of the voters. With just one day left of voting, what lessons have we learned and how does… Continue watching