Protesters call for a “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election, during a demonstration by a group called Election Integrity Fund and Force, outside of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Oct. 12, 2021. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) Picketed at work, confronted at church: Why election workers have left the job Election workers facing unprecedented harassment are retiring in huge numbers, posing a threat to the U.S. voting system. Jun 20, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
(Getty Images) CISA issues vulnerability advisory for select Dominion voting equipment, urges updates The company insists its equipment is safe, and nobody has proof of the vulnerabilities having been used, CISA says. Jun 3, 2022
A voter casts a ballot at a voting machine at a polling station at Cheyenne High School on Election Day on November 8, 2016 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) First major voting vendor, Hart InterCivic, partners with Microsoft on ambitious software security tool ElectionGuard The ElectionGuard announcement comes as Republicans are still mounting challenges to the 2020 election. Jun 3, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Dominion files $1.3 billion defamation suit against Giuliani over election security claims The lawsuit accuses Giuliani of defamation and cashing in on conspiracy theories with cigars and gold coins. Jan 25, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Lorie Shaull / Flickr). Klobuchar to voting vendors: Don’t turn your back on good hackers when setting up a CVD program A Democratic presidential candidate and one of the most outspoken voices in the Senate on election security has chimed in on a voting vendor RFI. Nov 15, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., (left) speaks with Voting Village co-organizer Harri Hursti. (Sean Lyngaas/ CyberScoop) Voting Village brings equipment to lawmakers to boost urgency on election security This time, they brought the equipment. Oct 29, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Wikimedia Commons) DEF CON Voting Village report explores vulnerabilities in ballot-marking devices, calls for paper-based audits The DEF Con Voting Village is calling for “more comprehensive studies” of equipment that is increasingly a part of the voter experience. Sep 26, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Stephen Valasco / Flickr) DEF CON Voting Village matures as industry keeps its distance The country's top three voting gear vendors were a no-show, but there was still plenty of enthusiasm at DEF CON's Voting Village. Aug 12, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Election commission hires 2 tech experts for testing and certification program Jessica Bowers and Paul Aumayr will work as senior election technology specialists. May 21, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Scoop News Group) Microsoft pushes open-source software kit to election agencies, voting-tech vendors The code will be posted to GitHub, and can be layered onto existing voting software for added integrity. May 6, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas