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Election Cybersecurity
GOP lawmakers are pushing high-tech ‘fraud-proof’ ballots. A Texas company could be the only supplier
Rosalind S. Helderman / The Washington Post / Feb. 18, 2022
Feds oppose immediate release of voting machine report
Kate Brumback / The Associated Press / Feb. 11, 2022
Democratic senators call for $5b in federal funds for election security
Kery Murakami / Route Fifty / Feb. 16, 2022
Election experts sound alarms as costs escalate and funding dwindles
Mike DeBonis and Amy Gardner / The Washington Post / Feb. 16, 2022
Opposition research goes hyperlocal
Reid J. Epstein / The New York Times / Feb. 15, 2022
New Mexico county clerks support bill that would create elections security program
Anna Padilla / KRQE / Feb. 15, 2022
Oconee Co Elections chief: data breach will not impact upcoming elections
Tim Bryant / WGAU / Feb. 11, 2022
‘No comment’: Township board has little to say on voting equipment investigation
Miya Ingle / WPBN and WGTU / Feb. 16, 2022
County completes elections equipment upgrades with new printers to use with ES & S machines and electronic poll books
Rikki Massand / TAP into Flemington/Raritan / Fecb. 16, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology
Cybersecurity primer for local leaders
Susan Miller / Route Fifty / Feb. 16, 2022
Shields Up- DHS warns of possible Russian cyber attacks
CISA / Feb. 2022
Ukraine crisis: Russian cyberattacks could affect organisations around the world, so take action now
Danny Palmer / ZDNet / Feb. 16, 2022
The Kremlin indicates it might be open to cooperating on stopping cybercrimes
Jenna McLaughlin / NPR Morning Edition / Feb. 14, 2022
C.I.A. is collecting in bulk certain data affecting Americans, Senators warn
Charlie Savage / The New York Times / Feb. 10, 2022
Cybersecurity: These countries are the new hacking threats to fear as offensive campaigns escalate
Danny Palmer / ZDNet / Feb. 15, 2022
San Francisco 49ers confirm ransomware attack
Catalin Cimpanu / The Record / Feb. 13, 2022
74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers
Joe Tidy / BBC News / Feb. 14, 2022
Google plans privacy changes, but promises to not be disruptive
Daisuke Wakabayashi / The New York Times / Feb. 16, 2022
Think twice before scanning that QR code
Jenni Bergal / Stateline / Feb. 16, 2022
Texas sues Facebook’s parent, saying it collected facial recognition data without consent
Cecilia Kang / The New York Times / Feb. 14, 2022
Child safety is the new tech battleground
Andrew Ross Sorkin et al. / The New York Times / Feb. 17, 2022
Lack of diversity in AI development causes serious real-life harm for people of color
Kelsey Snell / NPR Weekend Edition Sunday / Feb. 13, 2022
What we can learn about privacy from faith-based apps (Podcast)
Jenn White / NPR 1A / Feb. 10, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense websites hit by cyberattack
Maggie Miller / Politico / Feb. 15, 2022
Inside Ukraine’s Cybercommand Center, hours before attack
Michael Downey et al. / The New York Times / Feb. 15, 2022
Disinformation / Misinformation
Clerk who espoused election fraud conspiracies announces bid to be top state elections official
Adam Brewster / CBS News / Feb. 15, 2022
Jan. 6 panel targets key players in false Trump elector strategy
Nicholas Wu, et. al. / Politico / Feb. 15, 2022
Court filing started a furor in right-wing outlets, but their narrative is off track
Charlie Savage / The New York Times / Feb. 14, 2022
Colorado group with militia wing hosts town hall with Who’s Who of election conspiracy theorists
Marshall Zelinger / NBC9 News / Feb. 11, 2022
Democratic group commits $10M to fight election misinformation
Justin Sweitzer / City & State Pennsylvania / Feb. 16, 2022
Effort to weaken press protections isn’t likely to end with Palin case
Jeremy W. Peters / The New York Times / Feb. 16, 2022
Supervisor of Elections addresses voters’ frequent misconceptions
The Daytona Beach News-Journal / Feb. 16, 2022
Election officials are on the frontlines of defending democracy. They didn’t sign up for this.
Zach Montellaro / POLITICO / Feb. 16, 2022
Can we get smarter about disinformation? (Opinion)
Jay Caspian Kang / The New York Times / Feb. 14, 2022
As state medical boards try to stamp out COVID misinformation, some in GOP push back
Blake Farmer / NPR / Feb. 14, 2022
Iraq has enough doses of COVID vaccine for everyone. But many Iraqis don’t trust it
Jason Beaubien / NPR Goats and Soda / Feb. 17, 2022
In the misinformation wars, renewable energy is the latest to be attacked
Julia Simon / NPR Morning Edition / Feb. 15, 2022
In France, a racist conspiracy theory edges into the mainstream
Norimitsu Onishi / The New York Times / Feb. 15, 2022
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Amateur fraud hunters bury election officials in public records requests
Jane C. Timm / NBC News / Feb. 12, 2022
Paper Shortage for Ballots Could Pose Difficulties for Elections
Andre Claudio / Route Fifty / Feb. 14, 2022
Democracy is on the ballot in these 11 Secretary of State and Attorney General elections
Jean Yi and Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight / Feb. 16, 2022
For some Native Americans, casting a ballot means an ‘absurd’ trip to the polling site
Deborah Barfield Berry / USA Today / Feb. 11, 2022
The future of U.S. democracy hangs in the balance as states battle over voting rights (Podcast)
Dave Davies / NPR Fresh Air / Feb. 17, 2022
Democrats in battleground states zero in on a midterms pitch: Defending elections
Henry J. Gomez and Jane C. Timm / NBC News / Feb. 13, 2022
Alabama- What the Supreme Court’s decision on Alabama’s maps could mean for the Voting Rights Act
Tierney Sneed / CNN / Feb. 12, 2022
Alaska- More places should do what Alaska did to its elections (Opinion)
Richard H. Pildes / The New York Times / Feb. 15, 2022
Arizona- GOP-led Arizona Senate panel votes to hand-count all ballots
Bob Christie / AP News / Feb. 15, 2022
Arizona- Arizona lawmakers change election laws
Howard Fischer / KD Miner / Feb. 12, 2022
Arizona- GOP proposals aim to revamp hand-count audits done after every election
Jeremy Duda / AZ Mirror / Feb. 11, 2022
California- Non-citizen voting rights gain traction as immigrants vote in SF Unified school board recall
Julian Glover / ABC 7 / Feb. 11, 2022
Florida- Student push for voter registration curriculum requirement
Fox35 / Feb. 13, 2022
Georgia- Why Georgia elections boards are so important
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Radio / Feb. 16, 2022
Georgia- Transparency or conspiracy? Georgia bill seeks public ballot reviews
Mark Niesse / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Feb. 15, 2022
Idaho- Ballot Harvesting Bill: Helps election integrity or creates voter suppression?
Justin Spinnie / KLEW / Feb. 16, 2022
Indiana- Voting groups urge Indiana move to paper election ballots
Tom Davies / AP News / Feb. 11, 2022
Iowa- Here’s how Iowa Republicans want to change elections, voting rules and recounts in 2022
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register / Feb. 16, 2022
Kansas- Kansas House committee explores options for expanding election audits
Tim Carpenter / Kansas Reflector / Feb. 13, 2022
Michigan- Montcalm County clerk voices concern about ‘excessive recalls’
Elisabeth Waldon / The Daily News / Feb. 16, 2022
Minnesota- New political district maps shake up Minnesota politics
Tim Pugmire and David H. Montgomery / Minnesota Public Radio / Feb. 15, 2022
New Jersey- Bill would revive stalled rule requiring state’s voting machines leave paper trail
Nikita Biryukov / New Jersey Monitor / Feb. 16, 2022
New Jersey- Two more partisan do-over elections set for March
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe / Feb. 16, 2022
New York- How Democrats’ new maps could shape N.Y. politics for years to come
Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Grace Ashford / The New York Times / Feb. 14, 2022
North Carolina-Voter ID amendment faces challenge before NC Supreme Court
Jordan Wilkie / Carolina Public Press / Feb. 11, 2022
North Carolina- Commissioners approve added physical election security
Ben Gibson / Statesville Record & Landmark / Feb. 16, 2022
Ohio- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose warns of jeopardy to May election due to redistricting uncertainty
Andrew J. Tobias / Cleveland.com / Feb. 16, 2022
Oregon- Facing threats, elections workers lobby for bill that would increase penalties for harassment
Chris Lehman / The Oregonian / Feb. 15, 2022
Oregon- Oregon House passes bill expanding online voter registration
Jamie Parfitt / KDRV / Feb. 16, 2022
Pennsylvania- A tech issue could hinder some Pa. voters from applying for a mail ballot. Here’s what to do about it
Sam Dunklau / WHYY / Feb. 16, 2022
Rhode Island- R.I. Board of Elections pilots new algorithm to make risk-limiting audits more efficient
What’s Up Newp / Feb. 16, 2022
South Carolina- SC’s new congressional map challenged as unconstitutional, racially discriminatory
Zak Koeske / The State / Feb. 15, 2022
Tennessee- Tennessee lawmakers pass ban on instant runoff voting
Jonathan Mattise / AP News / Feb. 15, 2022
Texas- 4 key ways the voting will be different in Texas in 2022 under the new election law
Ryan Osborne / WFAA ABC8 / Feb. 11, 2022
Texas- Texas opens 2022′s first primary under stricter voting rules
Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado / AP News / Feb. 14, 2022
Texas- Texans with disabilities fear new restrictions on voting help could mean criminal charges
Sneha Dey / Texas Tribune / Feb. 16, 2022
Utah- Full house to vote on a bill that tightens Utah’s election security
Lindsay Aerts / KSL / Feb. 16, 2022
Utah- Proposal to upend Utah’s election system finds little support
Bryan Schott / The Salt Lake Tribune / Feb. 16, 2022
Vermont- Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos discusses his decision to retire
Pat Bradley / Northeast Public Radio / Feb. 16, 2022
Washington- Proposed changes to Washington elections stall out in Olympia
Nick Bowman / MyNorthwest / Feb. 16, 2022
West Virginia- Marion Co., West Virginia, Commission approves use of emergency absentee voting policy for primary election
John Mark Shaver / The Fairmont News / Feb. 16, 2022
Wisconsin- Wisconsin elections officials debunk fraud claims at Capitol hearing
Shawn Johnson / Wisconsin Public Radio / Feb. 16, 2022
Wisconsin- Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t allow drop boxes for April 5 election
Scott Bauer / WUWM / Feb. 11, 2022
Wisconsin- GOP candidates for governor want Wisconsin election oversight duties under partisan offices of AG, Secretary of State
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Feb. 14, 2022
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Jillian Kwong