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Election Cybersecurity
Henry County voters left without a voice as voting machines go down in Stockbridge
Crystal Bui / CBS 46 / Nov. 2, 2021
Poll workers in New Jersey struggle to connect to the internet, causing delays.
Neil Vigdor and Tracey Tully / The New York Times / Nov. 2, 2021
Exclusive: Utah lawmaker tried to obtain your personal info through voter registration rolls
Bryan Schott / The Salt Lake Tribune / Nov. 1, 2021
Election day poses first security test for Biden officials, overhauled voting laws
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Nov. 2, 2021
FOIA Case: EPIC v. DHS (Election Cybersecurity)
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) / Nov. 4, 2021
Funding risk to NSW election cybersecurity
Hannah Ryan / 7News Australia / Nov. 4, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
The AP Interview: Justice Dept. conducting cyber crackdown
Erick Tucker / The Associated Press / Nov. 4, 2021
Top cyber official reports ‘decrease’ in Russian cyberattacks against US groups
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Nov. 3, 2021
U.S. blacklists Israeli firm NSO group over spyware
David E. Sanger et al. / The New York Times / Nov. 3, 2021
Federal agencies ordered to patch hundreds of vulnerabilities
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Nov. 3, 2021
House passes bills to shore up small business cybersecurity
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Nov. 2, 2021
The push to regulate cryptocurrency could cause friction in Congress
David Gura / NPR All Things Considered / Nov. 3, 2021
Missouri hires credit monitoring service two weeks after database flaws exposed
Kurt Erickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Nov. 2, 2021
DOJ’s China Initiative aims to counter theft of U.S. secrets and technology
Ryan Lucas / NPR Morning Edition / Nov. 4, 2021
Thousands of geofence warrants appear to be missing from a California DOJ transparency database
Maddy Varner and Alfred Ng / The Markup / Nov. 3, 2021
Google wants to work with the Pentagon again, despite employee concerns
Daisuke Wakabayashi and Kate Conger / The New York Times / Nov. 3, 2021
Facebook, citing societal concerns, plans to shut down facial recognition system
Kashmir Hill and Ryan Mac / The New York Times / Nov. 2, 2021
Suspect in scheme to breach major Twitter accounts is now charged with hacking crypto executives
AJ Vicens / CyberScoop / Nov. 3, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Labour Party data breach: Supporters’ details affected in cyberattack
Sophie Morris and Alexander Martin / SkyNews / Nov. 3, 2021
A ransomware gang shut down after Cybercom hijacked its site and it discovered it had been hacked
Ellen Nakashima and Dalton Bennett / The Washington Post / Nov. 3, 2021
UK Labour Party blames breach of members’ data on third-party cyberattack
Carly Page / TechCrunch / Nov. 4, 2021
Toronto subways hit by ransomware as US lawmakers slam ‘burdensome’ cybersecurity rules
Jonathan Greig / ZDNet / Nov. 2, 2021
Ukraine exposes expansive Russian hacking operation targeting its government, infrastructure
AJ Vicens / CyberScoop / Nov. 4, 2021
Hackers threaten to expose the user database of an Israeli LBGTQ dating site
Daniel Estrin / NPR All Things Considered / Nov. 1, 2021
The strange saga of Huawei
Shira Ovide / The New York Times / Nov. 2, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
CISA promotes election cybersecurity platform debunking misinformation
Jonathan Greig / ZDNet / Nov. 2, 2021
Election misinformation reaches Arapahoe County clerk’s office
Ellis Arnold / Littleton Independent / Nov. 2, 2021
Local election officials detail process to stop misinformation while boosting faith
WXYZ / Nov. 2, 2021
Fake polling location reported in Guernsey County
Carolyn Fleegle / WHIZ / Nov. 2, 2021
Ex-MLB manager Valentine hints at election irregularities after mayoral loss
Mychael Schnell / The Hill / Nov. 3, 2021
AP FACT CHECK: Biden distorts Virginia’s electoral history
Hope Yen / The Associated Press / Nov. 3, 2021
Pa. voting official sues Trump, Giuliani, others over 2020 allegations
Betsy Woodruff Swan et al. / POLITICO / Nov. 2, 2021
Smartmatic sues Newsmax and One America News Network, claiming defamation
Jonah E. Bromwich and Michael M. Grynbaum / The New York Times / Nov. 3, 2021
‘Off the rails’: New Tucker Carlson project for Fox embraces conspiracy theories
David Folkenflik and Tom Dreisbach / NPR / Nov. 3, 2021
Alaska’s top doc calls out COVID misinformation, calls for understanding and unity
Casey Grove / Alaska Public Media / Nov. 1, 2021
Newsmax pulls reporter who tweeted vaccine conspiracy theory off air
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill / Nov. 4, 2021
A doctor spread COVID misinformation and renewed her license with a mouse click
Geoff Brumfiel / NPR / Nov. 4, 2021
Facebook under pressure to curb climate misinformation
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Nov. 4, 2021
Shutting down historical debate, China makes it a crime to mock heroes
Steven Lee Myers / The New York Times / Nov. 2, 2021
Facebook removed 1,000 accounts linked to Sandinistas in Nicaragua
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Nov. 2, 2021
Radicalization’s path: In case studies, finding similarities
Heather Hollingsworth et al. / The Associated Press / Nov. 4, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Few snags for Election Day voting amid scrutiny on process
Christina A. Cassidy and Anthony Izaguirre / The Associated Press / Nov. 2, 2021
Catch up on Election Day results from around the U.S.
Azi Paybarah / The New York Times / Nov. 3, 2021
Reeling from surprise losses, Democrats sound the alarm for 2022
Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns / The New York Times / Nov. 3, 2021
Bipartisan commissions cause redistricting pain for Democrats
Tim Henderson / Stateline / Nov. 2, 2021
Expert fears partisan actors may replace election workers who quit over threats
Stephanie Sy and Geoffrey Lou Guray / PBS NewsHour / Nov. 2, 2021
FEC lets foreigners finance U.S. ballot fights
Lachlan Markay / Axois / Nov. 2, 2021
In elections across the country, candidates of color made history Tuesday night
Rachel Treisman et al. / NPR / Nov. 3, 2021
The Senate has confirmed the 1st Latino to lead the U.S. census, Robert Santos
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR / Nov. 4, 2021
The 2020 census likely left out people of color at rates higher than a decade ago
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR / Nov. 2, 2021
Arizona- Cyber Ninjas fights Arizona audit public records demands
Jonathan J. Cooper / The Associated Press / Nov. 3, 2021
Connecticut- Mismatched ballot counts delay Monroe election results
Brian Gioiele / The Register Citizen / Nov. 2, 2021
Idaho- Senator to keep seat after winning northern Idaho mayor race
The Associated Press / Nov. 4, 2021
Iowa- Early voting is up in Linn and Johnson despite new law
Erin Jordan / The Gazette / Nov. 2, 2021
Florida- Recount! Florida again has an election too close to call
Brendan Farrington / The Associated Press / Nov. 3, 2021
Florida- Florida governor calls for election police force
Anthony Izaguirre / The Associated Press / Nov. 3, 2021
Georgia- Fulton elections director Rick Barron to resign
Stephen Fowler / GPB / Nov. 3, 2021
Georgia- Election Day in Georgia brings minor glitches and short waits
Mark Niesse and Ben Brasch / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Nov. 2, 2021
Georgia- Election injunction request dismissed, voting machine testing logs turned over for review
Olivia Morley / Rome News-Tribune / Nov. 2, 2021
Maine- City clerk resigns, citing burnout
Anne Berleant / The Ellsworth American / Nov. 2, 2021
Minnesota- ‘Able to Vote’ organization aims to bridge the voter turnout gap for Minnesotans with disabilities
Abigael Smith / KBJR / Nov. 2, 2021
New Jersey- Stephen Sweeney, N.J. Senate President, loses to Republican truck driver
Nick Corasaniti / The New York Times / Nov. 4, 2021
New Jersey- N.J. voters faced a new way to sign in. It didn’t always go smoothly for poll workers or those casting ballots.
Ted Sherman and Josh Solomon / NJ.com / Nov. 2, 2021
New Jersey- Judge denies ACLU and LWV suit to keep polls open past 8 PM
Max Pizarro / Insider New Jersey / Nov. 2, 2021
New Mexico- Even when it was slow going, people trekked to the polls in Santa Fe
Robert Nott / Santa Fe New Mexican / Nov. 2, 2021
New York- The Board of Elections has a spotty track record. Officials say today is going more smoothly.
Emma G. Fitzsimmons et al. / The New York Times / Nov. 2, 2021
New York- Election workers report staff shortages, challenges at Brighton Beach polling site
News 12 / Nov. 2, 2021
Pennsylvania- Voting machines delivered to wrong place in Bristol Twp.
Tom Sofield / Levittown Now / Nov. 2, 2021
Pennsylvania- No deputies assigned to mail-in ballot boxes this election
Tom Sofield / Levittown Now / Nov. 2, 2021
Pennsylvania- Republican lawsuit over mail-in ballots in Delaware County dismissed by judge
Rob Tornoe / The Philadelphia Inquirer / Nov. 2, 2021
South Carolina- Paper ballots temporarily used at some Richland County precincts as voting opens
Lyn Riddle / The State / Nov. 2, 2021
Texas- El Paso County officials blame Secretary of State’s reporting system for delayed election results
Breeanna Jent et al. / The Gazette / Nov. 2, 2021
Utah- How Utah is keeping its elections secure
ABC 4 / Nov. 2, 2021
Utah- Unified Police Department hired to secure SLCo drop box ballots
Jason Nguyen / ABC 4 / Nov. 2, 2021
Virginia- Ballot machine jam briefly stalls operations at Loudoun County polling site
Matthew Torres / WUSA / Nov. 2, 2021
Virginia- Trouble with registration machines at Madison Heights polling place causes voting delay
Kelsey Childress / WSET / Nov. 2, 2021
Virginia- Heavy voter turnout leads to ballot shortages in several counties in Virginia
Khalida Volou / WUSA / Nov. 2, 2021
Virginia- Fairfax County recounts ballots after issues with thumb drives from early voting machine in Virginia
WUSA / Nov. 2, 2021
Virginia- Virginia Department of Elections says voting was mostly smooth process
Tyler Arnold / Inside Nova / Nov. 2, 2021
Virginia- A look at the new laws that helped shape Virginia’s 2021 elections
Alex Littlehales / WVEC / Nov. 2, 2021
West Virginia- West Virginia Secretary of State launches election violation reporting campaign
WV News / Nov. 2, 2021
Wyoming- First election with new Voter ID law goes smoothly
Ellen Gerst / Casper Star Tribune / Nov. 2, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic – International
Ethiopia- Ethiopia declares state of emergency as rebels advance toward capital
Declan Walsh and Simon Marks / The New York Times / Nov. 2, 2021
Israel- Israel spared fifth snap election as lawmakers pass budget
Ilan Ben Zion / The Associated Press / Nov. 4, 2021
Portugal- Portugal set to find out whether a snap election is coming
Barry Hatton / The Associated Press / Nov. 4, 2021
South Africa- A.N.C. suffers worst election setback since end of apartheid
Lynsey Chutel / The New York Times / Nov. 4, 2021
Tunisia- Tunisia’s President Saied makes moves to become more powerful
Eleanor Beardsley / NPR Morning Edition / Nov. 2, 2021
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Carina Robles and Jillian Kwong