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Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
April 21, 2022 – April 28, 2022
Election Cybersecurity
County clerks reassure voters while watching for cyberattacks
Jessica Gibbs / Centennial Citizen / April 22, 2022
Russian cyberattack could capitalize on election doubts
Matt Vasilogambros / Stateline / April 22, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology
These hackers showed just how easy it is to target critical infrastructure
Patrick Howell O’Neill / MIT Technology Review / Apr. 21, 2022
Practice makes perfect when it comes to recovering from a cyberattack
Shourjya Mookerjee / Route Fifty / Apr. 27, 2022
Who tried to hack Hawaii’s undersea cable?
Dina Temple-Raston and Sean Powers / The Record / Apr. 27, 2022
Hackers claim to target Russian institutions in barrage of cyberattacks and leaks
Kate Conger and David E. Sanger / The New York Times / Apr. 22, 2022
As Europe approves new tech laws, the U.S. falls further behind
Cecilia Kang / The New York Times / Apr. 22, 2022
U.S. and more than 55 other countries pledge to keep an open internet.
David McCabe / The New York Times / Apr. 28, 2022
Biden nominates new Cyber Command No. 2, Navy cyber chief
Martin Matishak / The Record / Apr. 26, 2022
Simple online security: If you think you’ve been hacked
Thorin Klosowski / The New York Times / Apr. 22, 2022
Gmail filters more likely to weed out GOP emails
Lachlan Markay / AXIOS / Apr. 10, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Governments intentionally shut down internet 182 times across 34 countries in 2021: report
Jonathan Greig / The Record / Apr. 28, 2022
Russia uses cyberattacks in Ukraine to support military strikes, report finds
Kate Conger and David E. Sanger / The New York Times / Apr. 27, 2022
How does Ukraine keep intercepting Russian military communications?
Greg Myre / NPR All Things Considered / Apr. 26, 2022
A chilling Russian cyber aim in Ukraine: Digital dossiers
Frank Bajak / AP News / April 28, 2022
Microsoft: Russian hacks often accompany Ukraine attacks
Frank Bajak / AP News / April 27, 2022
Disinformation / Misinformation
In election misinformation fight, ’2020 changed everything’
Amanda Seitz / AP News / April 23, 2022
How powerful conservatives pushed the ‘Big Lie’ that the 2020 election was fraudulent
John Yang and Saher Khan / PBS Newshour / Apr. 26, 2022
California is investigating Big Oil for allegedly misleading the public on recycling
Laura Sullivan / NPR / Apr. 28, 2022
North Carolina election officials combat misinformation ahead of early voting
Michael Hyland / CBS17 / April 25, 2022
TV ads direct viewers to incorrect voting information
Sam Wilson / Independent Review / Apr. 27, 2022
E.U. takes aim at social media’s harms with landmark new law
Adam Satariano / The New York Times / Apr. 22, 2022
Hispanic caucus pushes YouTube chief for data on misinformation in Spanish
Cristiano Lima / The Washington Post / Apr. 29, 2022
Most in US fear Ukraine war misinformation: AP-NORC poll
Amanda Zeitz and Hannah Fingerhut / AP News / April 28, 2022
Disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers
Amanda Seitz / AP News / April 28, 2022
Elections During and After the Pandemic
France’s election offers lessons to US ahead of midterms
Anita Powell / Voice of America / Apr. 28, 2022
Upcoming 2022 primaries: A handful of voters will decide who’s on the fall ballot
Steven Rosenfeld / Voting Booth Media / Apr. 28, 2022
New election laws could create barriers for voters with disabilities
Deborah Barfield Berry and Rick Rouan / USA TODAY / April 26, 2022
Native Americans warn of voter suppression in Western states
Rein Wilson / The Hill / April 22, 2022
Alabama – Got questions about the upcoming local election? We’ve got the answers
Keith Lane / NBC 15 News / April 22, 2022
Alabama – Secretary of State Merrill says Alabama elections are secure
Kayla Smith / WHNT / Apr. 27, 2022
Alaska – An information blitz on Alaska’s new election system is coming, even from ranked-choice resistors
Nathaniel Herz / Anchorage Daily News / April 25, 2022
Arizona – Arizona Secretary of State candidates weigh in on state’s election system
Dennis Welch / azfamily / April 22, 2022
California – San Diego city leaders raise concerns about proposal to switch to ‘ranked choice’ voting
David Garrick / La Jolla Light / April 22, 2022
Georgia – Hundreds still want to vote by mail, according to local requests
Sofi Gratas / WUGA / April 25, 2022
Illinois – League of Women Voters teams up with DuPage County Clerk to introduce new voting equipment to the community
Barbara Rendall / Daily Herald / April 22, 2022
Illinois – Grundy County receives new election equipment
Maribeth M. Wilson / Morris Herald-News / Apr. 27, 2022
Indiana – Early voting is underway in Indiana. Here’s how turnout numbers compare to 2018
Claire Rafford / Indianapolis Star / Apr. 27, 2022
Kansas – Legislature passes bill mandating Kansas counties use watermarked paper ballots
Tim Carpenter / Kansas Reflector / Apr. 27, 2022
Massachusetts – Almost 60% of Mass. provisional ballots were rejected in 2020 election
Susannah Sudborough / Boston.com / Apr. 27, 2022
Michigan – County Board makes second request for state to assist with elections
Ben Gagnon / The Davison Index / Apr. 28, 2022
Mississippi – Forrest County starts poll workers training class
Mia Monet / WDAM / April 25, 2022
Nevada – Step-by-step look at how your mail ballot is counted securely in Washoe County
News 4 & Fox 11 / Apr. 27, 2022
Nevada – 3 ways to mess up your mail-in ballot in Washoe County — and how to fix a mistake
Mark Robison / Reno Gazette Journal / Apr. 27, 2022
New Mexico – New Mexico adapts to same-day registration in primary voting
The Associated Press / Apr. 27, 2022
New Jersey – Judge orders proactive Paterson recount so voting machines will be ready for primary
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe / April 25, 2022
North Carolina – Exclusive: Local election chief threatened by Republican leader seeking illegal access to voting equipment
Nathan Layne / Reuters / April 25, 2022
Ohio – Testing voting machines is one way board of elections ensures a fair and secure election
Jeff Barron / Lancaster Eagle-Gazette / April 26, 2022
Pennsylvania – Lehigh County DA to monitor ballot drop-off boxes for violators
Katherine Reinhard / Pennsylvania Capital-Star / Apr. 27, 2022
Tennessee – Williamson County’s new voting machines get first test after errors triggered hand count
Blake Farmer / WPLN / April 24, 2022
Tennessee – Voting machines down at early voting precinct
WMC Action News 5 / Apr. 27, 2022
Texas – Harrison County gets OK to continue countywide polling program
Robin Y. Richardson / Longview News-Journal / Apr. 27, 2022
Texas – Early voting off to slow start as rain keeps lines short at many polling places
Jim Lefko / News4SA / April 25, 2022
Utah – Civil serpents: County clerk says election equipment building has snake problem
Brock Marchant / HJ News / April 25, 2022
Virginia – Richmond considering ranked-choice voting for city council races
NBC12 / April 22, 2022
West Virginia – Kanawha voters got list of early voting sites that include now-delayed West Side location
Lori Kersey / Charleston Gazette-Mail / April 22, 2022
West Virginia – Kanawha County power outage did not interrupt early voting in Elk River area, clerk says
Jeff Morris / WCHS / Apr. 27, 2022
Wyoming – County educates public on new polling places, voter ID laws ahead of election season
Abby Vander Graff / Wyoming News / April 23, 2022
Elections During and After the Pandemic – International
He’s running to be Colombia’s 1st left-wing president. Here’s what he plans to do
John Otis / NPR Morning Edition / Apr. 28, 2022
The French presidential voting system is simple, but also complex.
Aurelien Breeden / The New York Times / Apr. 24, 2022
What an election in Slovenia could mean for Europe
Rob Schmitz et al. / NPR All Things Considered / Apr. 28, 2022
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Jillian Kwong