Sep 26 Young people feel anxious about election, poll finds By Juana Summers, Associated Press With weeks to go until the November midterm elections, more young Americans are interested but, according to a new poll, they're also feeling more anxious about the results. Continue reading
May 17 Lack of paper trail a concern amid fears of election hacking By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press As the midterm congressional primaries heat up, roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be casting ballots on machines that do not produce a paper record of their votes. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 5:02 This Supreme Court gerrymandering case could redraw the political landscape By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court delved again into the high-stakes debate over what is and isn't allowed when lawmakers draw electoral districts. In the latest case, the court heard arguments over whether a Maryland district was redrawn to help Democrats. Marcia Coyle… Continue watching
Mar 18 Illinois primary puts focus on security of state voter rolls By Christina A. Cassidy, Sarah Zimmerman, Associated Press Two years ago, Illinois was the lone state known to have its state election system breached in a hacking effort that ultimately targeted 21 states. Continue reading
Jan 08 Democratic activist pledges $30 million to get young voters to the polls By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Tom Steyer is the main source of cash for a super PAC called the NextGen Climate Action Committee, which spent more than $90 million in the last election cycle. Continue reading
Dec 31 Supreme Court to take up Ohio's purges of inactive voters By Julie Carr Smyth and Mark Sherman, Associated Press The case has taken on added importance because the parties have squared off over ballot access across the country. Continue reading
Nov 06 Judge denies North Carolina's request to drop election software from company targeted by Russian hackers By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The election board's staff is still investigating what they call the malfunctioning of the e-books at five Durham County precincts in November 2016, which led officials to abandon the electronic system, issue paper ballots and extend voting hours. Continue reading
Oct 22 Trump voting commission criticized for lack of transparency By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press President Donald Trump's advisory commission on election integrity has integrity questions of its own. Continue reading
Sep 08 Senators want New Hampshire secretary of state to leave Trump voter panel By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan say fellow Democrat Bill Gardner should step down because the panel's vice chairman is misleading the public by using irrelevant data to rehash false claims. Continue reading
Aug 09 Trump's voter fraud commission could create target for hackers, critics say By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press "Coordinating a national voter registration system located in the White House is akin to handing a zip drive to Russia," said Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat who has refused to send data to the commission. Continue reading