Oct 29 Watch 5:48 How some election officials are trying to verify the vote more easily How are state and local governments verifying the accuracy of the vote in this critical election year? One approach designed to simplify a major challenge for election officials as the ballots arrive is the risk-limiting audit, which enables double-checking only… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 7:14 DHS official says voters should be confident in election — and patient for its results With only a few days remaining before Election Day, U.S. security officials anticipate that millions of Americans will be exposed to even more misinformation online than they already have. Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 7:09 Will Georgia’s new voting machines solve election problems — or make them worse? By Miles O'Brien Protecting the American voting process from outside interference is a top priority this election season. But public and political opinion are divided over the best voting systems to prevent tampering. Miles O’Brien takes a look at the latest technology being… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 5:08 The video and email campaign U.S. officials say Iran used to intimidate voters By Nick Schifrin On Wednesday night, the director of national intelligence, the director of the FBI and other top U.S. officials appeared at a news briefing to discuss foreign interference in the 2020 election. They pointed in particular to a campaign they allege… Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: U.S. officials say Iran sent emails intimidating American voters By Frank Bajak, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The voter-intimidation operation apparently used email addresses obtained from state voter registration lists, which include party affiliation and home addresses and can include email addresses and phone numbers. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:16 As Election Day nears, some states are still determining voting rules With only two weeks before the election, the rules around voting in some states are still being determined. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court couldn’t agree whether to stop Pennsylvania from counting mail-in ballots postmarked by November 3rd but that… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 7:01 Some states are still deciding election rules. What should voters do? By John Yang, Matt Loffman Election Day is less than four weeks away, and millions of Americans have already cast ballots. But rules in many states are still undecided due to pending court cases -- mostly over the distribution, verification and return of mail-in ballots. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 4:45 What’s involved in a presidential power transition? Despite President Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the election, he does have a team cooperating on a plan with a team from the Biden campaign. What is involved in the process? The… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 8:22 Why the presidential election result could take days or weeks — and become chaotic This year’s presidential election faces unprecedented challenges, between the pandemic and President Trump’s efforts to sow doubt about the integrity of voting by mail -- and whether he would accept an election loss. Is American democracy positioned to handle the… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 7:39 Trump says voting by mail isn’t reliable. What does the evidence show? By Miles O'Brien President Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power is tied to his criticism and false statements about voting by mail, which is expected to reach record levels in this election. Trump insists it can't be trusted --… Continue watching