A group of state election officials is urging the nation’s cybersecurity agency to revise a draft rule that would require election offices to disclose suspected cyberattacks to the federal government, casting the mandate as too burdensome on overworked local officials
July 10, 2024
A three-year-old Biden administration executive order asking federal agencies to assist with voter registration is being targeted by Republicans as this year’s presidential election draws closer
June 22, 2024
Voting on reservations across the country has historically been exceedingly difficult, with tribal voters sometimes having to travel long distances to their polling place or facing barriers because they don't have a physical address
June 10, 2024
Whether to count more than 1,900 mail ballots cast in one New Jersey county will be up to a judge after their envelopes were unsealed prematurely and members of the local election board deadlocked on how to proceed
June 06, 2024
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
May 04, 2024
Several Democrats serving as their state’s top election officials have sent a letter to the parent company of Facebook, asking it to stop allowing ads that claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen
May 03, 2024
A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety
April 22, 2024
With election season already underway, some state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has yet to allocate federal money they have come to rely on
February 21, 2024
The nation’s cybersecurity agency has launched a program aimed at boosting election security in the states
February 08, 2024
An apparent cyberattack that affected government operations in Georgia’s most populous county is creating challenges for the election office as it prepares for the state’s March 12 presidential primary
February 01, 2024
Many New Hampshire voters will be casting ballots on scanners that are at least 15 years old — with some potentially dating back to Bill Clinton’s presidency
January 18, 2024
The list of security challenges keeps growing for election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election
December 28, 2023
Election security experts and computer scientists say an effort to access voting system software in several states and provide it to allies of Donald Trump as they sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election poses “serious threats” ahead of next year’s presidential contest
December 05, 2023
Threatening letters sent to local election offices in at least five states, some including fentanyl, are the latest concern for local election workers around the country
November 10, 2023
Local election offices have been understaffed for years
October 22, 2023
Multiple people shot along I-75 in southeastern Kentucky, authorities say
Police say active shooter in Kentucky left numerous people shot
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