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Election Cybersecurity

Florida Senate passes voting bill to create election crimes agency
Nick Corasaniti / The New York Times / Mar. 4, 2022

Who wants to be a State Secretary of State? Everyone.
David Montgomery / The Washington Post / Feb. 28, 2022

Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger again at center of election fight
Cameron McWhirter and Alexa Corse / The Wall Street Journal / Mar. 6, 2022

Colorado county clerk indicted in voting security breach investigation
Maggie Astor / The New York Times / Mar. 9, 2022

States want to boost protections for threatened local election officials
Matt Vasilogambros / Stateline / Mar. 9, 2022

1 in 5 local election officials say they’re likely to quit before 2024
Miles Parks / NPR Morning Edition / Mar. 10, 2022

Elections Commission debates how electronic voting data is stored
Anthony DaBruzzi / Spectrum News 1 / Mar. 9, 2022

Cybersecurity / Technology

I’ve dealt with foreign cyberattacks. America isn’t ready for what’s coming (Opinion)
Glenn S. Gerstell / The New York Times / Mar. 4, 2022

Are we ready for Putin’s cyber war? I asked one of Biden’s top cybersecurity officials (Podcast)
Kara Swisher / Sway / Mar. 10, 2022

Russian hacking threats aren’t over, Congress was warned last night
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / Mar. 9, 2022

Chinese hackers breached six state governments, researchers say
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / Mar. 8, 2022

Cyberattacks highlight risks to physical and digital supply chains
Olatunji Olaigbe / The Record / Mar. 10, 2022

Google is buying Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm, for $5.4 billion.
Adam Satariano / The New York Times / Mar. 8, 2022

Biden’s cryptocurrency executive order will help unify counter-ransomware strategy
Adam Janofsky / The Record / Mar. 9, 2022

Inside Conti leaks: The Panama Papers of ransomware
Dina Temple-Raston / The Record / Mar. 8, 2022

NYPD among those urging New Yorkers to be vigilant about cybersecurity
CBS News / March 7, 2022

New Yorkers urged to reevaluate cybersecurity
CBS News / March 7, 2022

Fraud is flourishing on Zelle. The banks say it’s not their problem.
Stacy Cowley and Lananh Nguyen / The New York Times / Mar. 6, 2022

A paranoid person’s guide to preparing for digital danger
Ron Lieber / The New York Times / Mar. 5, 2022

Cybersecurity / Technology — International

Russia, blocked from the global internet, plunges into digital isolation
Adam Satariano and Valerie Hopkins / The New York Times / Mar. 7, 2022

NSA chief says Russia has conducted three or four cyberattacks on Ukraine since invasion
Maggie Miller / Politico / March 8, 2022

Advertising acts as another vehicle of protest to Ukraine war
Tiffany Hsu / The New York Times / Mar. 5, 2022

Ukraine digital army brews cyberattacks, intel and infowar
Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / March 5, 2022

Volunteer hackers converge on Ukraine conflict with no one in charge
Kate Conger and Adam Satariano / The New York Times / Mar. 4, 2022

Arming Ukraine: 17,000 anti-tank weapons in 6 days and a clandestine cybercorps
David E. Sanger et al. / The New York Times / Mar. 6, 2022

Disinformation / Misinformation

As misinformation swirls, many N.H. towns will vote on ballot counting machines
Todd Bookman / NPR Morning Edition / Mar. 8, 2022

Much of Smartmatic case against Fox News can proceed, judge rules
Brooks Barnes / The New York Times / Mar. 8, 2022

How to keep the rising tide of fake news from drowning our democracy (Opinion)
Richard L. Hasen / The New York Times / Mar. 7, 2022

Fighting disinformation can feel like a lost cause. It isn’t. (Opinion)
Jay Caspian Kang / The New York Times / Mar. 7, 2022

How to avoid drowning in an ocean of information (Opinion)
Tressie McMillan Cottom / The New York Times / Mar. 7, 2022

Ukrainian lawmaker and social media warrior discusses the battle online
David Pogue / CBS Sunday Morning / Mar. 9, 2022

How to spot disinformation and propaganda coming out of the Ukraine-Russia conflict
Scott Simon / NPR Weekend Edition Saturday / Mar. 5, 2022

In the Ukraine Conflict, fake fact-checks are being used to spread disinformation
Craig Silverman and Jeff Kao / ProPublica / Mar. 8, 2022

TikTok is gripped by the violence and misinformation of Ukraine war
Sheera Frenkel / The New York Times / Mar. 5, 2022

4 falsehoods Russians are told about the war
Stuart A. Thompson / The New York Times / Mar. 10, 2022

How China embraces Russian propaganda and its version of the war
Li Yuan / The New York Times / Mar. 5, 2022

Elections During and After the Pandemic

Redistricting delays scramble state elections
Tim Henderson / Stateline / Mar. 10, 2022

Local election officials are exhausted, under threat and thinking about quitting
Zach Montellaro / Politico / March 10, 2022

Mail ballots boosted 2020’s turnout. Will it work in 2022?
Steven Rosenfeld / Voting Booth / Mar. 10, 2022

What to know about the accuracy of the 2020 census — and why it matters for you
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR / Mar. 9, 2022

Alabama – League of Women Voters says Alabama bill would suppress voter outreach efforts
Mike Cason / Advance Local / March 8, 2022

Arizona- Arizona Senate votes down bill to audit every election
Jonathan J. Cooper / The Associated Press / March 10, 2022

California – Report: Reducing voting locations ‘discouraged participation’ for California’s Black and Latino Voters in 2020
Guy Marzorati / KQED / March 4, 2022

Colorado- Lawsuit seeks to stop group’s door-to-door voter fraud hunt
Nicholas Riccardi / The Associated Press / March 9, 2022

Colorado- Colorado panel advances security bill for elected officials
James Anderson / The Associated Press / March 8, 2022

Connecticut – Lawmakers debate no-excuse absentee ballots for this year’s election
Christine Stuart / NBC Connecticut / March 4, 2022

Florida – Florida Senate passes its elections bill. Will it keep people from voting?
Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times / March 4, 2022

Florida – Supervisor of Elections speaks on transparency on Election Day
Damielle Seat / Fox 29 / March 8, 2022

Georgia – Automatic voter registration plummets in Georgia after initial surge
Mark Niesse / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / March 4, 2022

Idaho – Election bill could change Idaho’s voter registration system
Marcos Guadarrama / Idaho News / March 8, 2022

Indiana – House-approved plan to limit mail-in voting removed from elections legislation
Dan Carden / Shelby News / March 8, 2022

Maine- Maine Legislature advances election security, transparency bills
Randy Billings / Portland Press Herald / Mar. 9, 2022

Michigan – New Michigan audit debunks dead voter theory in 2020 election
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News / March 4, 2022

Michigan – Benson Rejects GOP Changes to Signature-Verification Rules
David Eggert / US News / March 4, 2022

Michigan – Levin introduces bill to protect election workers: “This is existential to our democracy”
Sarah Cwiek / Michigan Radio / March 4, 2022

Missouri – Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker says only about 9 percent of eligible residents are not registered to vote ahead of April election
Geoff Folsom / emissourian / March 6, 2022

Nevada- County commissioners approve $1.3 million for 2022 election printing, mailing and temp workers
Bob Conrad / This Is Reno / Mar. 9, 2022

New Hampshire- At the State House and in town elections, campaign to eliminate N.H.’s ballot counting machines hits a wall
Casey McDermott / New Hampshire Public Radio / Mar. 9, 2022

New Jersey- Atlantic County Board of Elections prepping to train 900+ poll workers as it moves to Egg Harbor City
Michelle Brunetti Post / The Press of Atlantic City / Mar. 9, 2022

New York – NYC Board of Elections vendor error triggers 44,000 faulty ‘inactive’ voter registration notices
Brigid Bergin / Gothamist / March 8, 2022

North Carolina- Legislative leaders prepare for U.S. Supreme Court hearing on voter ID
Carolina Journal / Mar. 9, 2022

Ohio- Election officials certify candidates, worry if May election will happen
Aimee Hancock and London Bishop / Dayton Daily News / Mar. 9, 2022

Ohio – Harris Co. elections office says ‘oversight’ led to about 10K mail-in ballots not being in unofficial count
Sammy Turner / KHOU 11 / March 5, 2022

Oregon- Commissioners defend integrity of County Clerk amidst ongoing public backlash to 2020 elections
David Hayes / Polk County Itemizer-Observer / Mar. 9, 2022

Pennsylvania- Election security, rule of law dominate Pennsylvania hearing
Anthony Hennen / WFMZ / Mar. 9, 2022

Tennessee- Rhea County voters to mark paper ballots
The Chattanoogan / March 8, 2022

Texas – Bexar County elections office open Saturday for voters to fix rejected absentee ballots
Matt Houston / KENS 5 / March 4, 2022

Texas- Texas flagged 27,000 mail ballots for rejection in primary
Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado / The Associated Press / Mar. 10, 2022

Wisconsin – Wisconsin Elections Commission pushes back on Gableman report
Shawn Johnson / WPR / March 4, 2022

Elections During and After the Pandemic – International

Gabriel Boric will be Chile’s youngest president, and the most left in decades
Adrian Florido / NPR Weekend Edition Sunday / Mar. 6, 2022

Modi’s party wins the biggest prize in India’s state elections
Karan Deep Singh and Mujib Mashal / The New York Times / Mar. 10, 2022

Why India’s election results may worry the country’s 200 million Muslims
CBS News / Mar. 10, 2022

Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean Conservative leader, wins presidency
Choe Sang-Hun / The New York Times / Mar. 9, 2022

Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Jillian Kwong