9 Best Articles in 2021
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xkcd: Voting Software
XKCD Comic
From 2018 · This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details.
WIRED
Meet Santiago Siri, the Man With a Radical Plan for Blockchain Voting
WIRED
~20 min read · From 2018 · A new movement says that crypto-voting can purify democracy—and eventually eliminate the need for governments altogether.
WIRED
I Bought Used Voting Machines on eBay for $100 Apiece. What I Found Was Alarming
WIRED
4 min read · From 2018 · Opinion: The fact that voter information is left on devices, unencrypted, that are then sold on the open market is malpractice.
The New York Times
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
The New York Times
~19 min read · Apr 2nd · The New York Times analyzed the state’s new 98-page voting law and identified 16 key provisions that will limit ballot access, potentially confuse voters and give more power to Republican lawmakers.
vote.org
Early Voting Calendar
vote.org
9 min read · From 2016 · When does early voting start and end in your state? Find out now.
The Washington Post
The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
The Washington Post
4 min read · From 2016 · Google search history suggests many Britons had little idea what they were voting for
ethnews.com
Moscow’s Ethereum Voting System Launches
ethnews.com
3 min read · From 2017 · Moscow’s government has launched an Ethereum-based blockchain on which it will hold votes through its Active Citizen program. Participants will establish themselves as nodes in this network using a…
medium.com
The problem with voting
medium.com
10 min read · From 2018 · I read, with great interest, Fred Ehrsam’s post on blockchain governance, as well as Vlad Zamfir and Vitalik Buterin’s responses.
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The New York Times
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions
The New York Times
7 min read · Jul 1st · The decision, a test of what remains of the Voting Rights Act, suggested that challenges to many new measures making it harder to vote may not be successful.
Gazette-Mail
Joe Manchin: Why I'm voting against the For the People Act
Gazette-Mail
Jun 6th · The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics. Least of all, protecting this right, which is a
CNN
Justice Department to sue Georgia over voting restrictions
CNN
1 min read · Jun 25th · The Justice Department plans to announce a lawsuit Friday against Georgia over new voting restrictions, according to people briefed on the matter.
The Economist Data Team
In-person voting really did accelerate covid-19’s spread in America
The Economist Data Team
2 min read · Jul 8th · Cases in November rose faster in counties with lots of in-person voting than in similar parts of the same states | Graphic detail
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brennancenter.org
Voting Laws Roundup: March 2021
brennancenter.org
~13 min read · Apr 2nd · State lawmakers continue to introduce new restrictive voting provisions, and voter suppressive bills have begun to advance and become law.
Bloomberg
How to Hack an Election
Bloomberg
20+ min read · From 2016 · Rigging an election in the digital age requires more sophisticated tactics than just the simple buying of votes. There are emails to steal, campaign security systems to hack and insidious malware to create. Bloomberg Businessweek journalists Jordan Robertson, Michael Riley and Andrew Willis explain how elections can be bought for a price, with or without a candidate’s knowledge. They tell the story of Andrés Sepúlveda, currently serving a prison sentence in Colombia for a host of crimes related to fixing an election via the Internet. getAbstract recommends this troubling, but vital, article to anyone interested in how leaders come to power in the 21st century.
iwillvote.com
I Will Vote
iwillvote.com
From 2016 · Confirm where you vote and learn what you need to cast your ballot.
TIME
Here's Everything You Need to Know About Voting
TIME
~13 min read · 2020-10-22 · From the benefits of voting early to understanding your ballot better
Axios
When and how to vote in all 50 states
Axios
7 min read · 2020-08-13 · Understand your state's election rules and deadlines for early and absentee voting.
Computerworld
Why blockchain-based voting could threaten democracy
Computerworld
7 min read · 2019-08-12 · As the desire to increase voter turnout remains strong and the number of online voting pilot projects rises in the U.S. and abroad, some security experts warn any internet-based election system is…
youtube.com
Revealed: Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016
youtube.com
2020-09-28 · Trump’s election campaign wanted to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016. The ‘Deterrence’ project can be revealed after Channel 4 News obta...
vitalik.eth
Notes on Blockchain Governance
vitalik.eth
~14 min read · From 2017 · In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum...
The Washington Post
Texas Senate approves stringent voting restrictions after all-night debate
The Washington Post
May 30th · Senate Bill 7, one of the most restrictive new voting measures in the country, is scheduled to be taken up by the state House later Sunday. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is expected to sign it quickly.
