Special note to Readers. Voting Booth’s reporting in 2023 In early 2023, the Independent Media Institute ended its fiscal underwriting of Voting Booth. Project fellow and correspondent Steven Rosenfeld… 15 hours ago ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Inside Mike Lindell’s “plan” to sound false cyber-attack alarms at local polls ‘This is what we’ve been working on for over a year,’ Lindell said. 2 days ago ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Policy Brief: Digital Ballot Images’ Role in Tabulating and Verifying Results (Dominion's software comparing votes cast and ballot image. Source: DominionVoting.com) (This policy paper was based on research of election disinformation… July 11, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
2024 presidential election poses new tests for guardians and guardrails of American Democracy Despite many accomplishments by officials and defenders since 2020, Trump’s return revives election deceptions and distrust as GOP loyalty tests. June 23, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
AI Can Make You Believe Russian Propaganda New research shows artificial intelligence can write propaganda that is nearly as believable as what is produced by authoritarian governments… June 6, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
2023’s Early Races Show Embrace of Mail Voting Despite Hurdles for Voters In elections in Chicago and Wisconsin, voting from home appears to up turnout. April 25, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Could Ballot Images Loosen the Grip of Disinformation? In Arizona, the current secretary of state has joined with a predecessor—one is a Democrat, the other a Republican—to push… April 4, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
In Senate Runoff, Georgia Organizers Defy GOP Attacks on Voting Rights A GOP-sponsored 2021 law barred assisting voters waiting in lines at polling places. November 28, 2022 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Lacking Evidence (And Lawyers), Arizona Trumpers Want Midterms Overturned Recruitment and briefing materials are long on grievances but short on details to reverse election results. November 18, 2022 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
August Elections Improve on Spring Primaries, But Fall Worries Loom States with the most troubling presidential primaries in the pandemic’s early months did better with their August elections, learning lessons… August 17, 2022 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest