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Introduction:

In an era when lists total hundreds of millions of registered U.S. voters and when Election Day votes total multiples of that number (since each ballot includes numerous races and sometimes voter initiatives), technology is indispensable in managing the process. But election technology, like all technology, is vulnerable.

Essential Reading

2020’s Lessons for Election Security

Andrea Córdova McCadney et al., Brennan Center

9 Solutions to Secure America’s Elections

Danielle Root and Liz Kennedy, Center for American Progress

Can Voters Detect Malicious Manipulation of Ballot Marking Devices?

Matthew Bernhard et al., The Harker School, University of Michigan

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In the News

Senators Introduce Bill to Fund Election Official Cybersecurity Training

Maggie Miller, The Hill

Don't Politicize Our Election Process

Jane Harman & Paul Rosenzweig, RealClearPolitics

Relying on Electronic Voting Machines Puts Us at Risk, Security Expert Says

Teresa Lawlor, The World

The Myth of the Hacker-Proof Voting Machine

Kim Zetter, New York Times Magazine

National Voter Surveys: How Different Groups Voted in 2020

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Multimedia

Were There More Votes Cast in the 2020 Election Than Registered Voters?

WTHR

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