9 Best Articles in 2021
XKCD Comic
xkcd: Voting Software
XKCD Comic
334 saves · 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 · 147 saves · 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 · 77 saves · 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 · 68 saves · 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 · 51 saves · 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 · 56 saves · From 2016 · Google search history suggests many Britons had little idea what they were voting for
brennancenter.org
Voting Laws Roundup: March 2021
brennancenter.org
~13 min read · 30 saves · Apr 2nd · State lawmakers continue to introduce new restrictive voting provisions, and voter suppressive bills have begun to advance and become law.
ethnews.com
Moscow’s Ethereum Voting System Launches
ethnews.com
3 min read · 132 saves · 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…
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The New York Times
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
The New York Times
~19 min read · 68 saves · 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.
brennancenter.org
Voting Laws Roundup: March 2021
brennancenter.org
~13 min read · 30 saves · Apr 2nd · State lawmakers continue to introduce new restrictive voting provisions, and voter suppressive bills have begun to advance and become law.
Onion Politics
Ted Cruz Decries Voting Rights Bill As Shameless Power Grab By American People To Control Country
Onion Politics
1 min read · 53 saves · Mar 25th · WASHINGTON—Calling the proposed law “dangerous” and “unprecedented”, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) decried a new voting rights bill Thursday as a shameless power grab by the American people to control the…
The Associated Press
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
The Associated Press
3 min read · 39 saves · Mar 26th · WASHINGTON (AP) — Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed in an effort to boost faltering ratings...
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medium.com
The problem with voting
medium.com
10 min read · 24 saves · From 2018 · I read, with great interest, Fred Ehrsam’s post on blockchain governance, as well as Vlad Zamfir and Vitalik Buterin’s responses.
Axios
When and how to vote in all 50 states
Axios
7 min read · 150 saves · 2020-08-13 · Understand your state's election rules and deadlines for early and absentee voting.
TIME
Here's Everything You Need to Know About Voting
TIME
~13 min read · 33 saves · 2020-10-22 · From the benefits of voting early to understanding your ballot better
Bloomberg
How to Hack an Election
Bloomberg
20+ min read · 143 saves · 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.
Computerworld
Why blockchain-based voting could threaten democracy
Computerworld
7 min read · 31 saves · 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…
iwillvote.com
I Will Vote
iwillvote.com
395 saves · From 2016 · Confirm where you vote and learn what you need to cast your ballot.
youtube.com
Revealed: Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016
youtube.com
67 saves · 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...
InVision
The user experience of blockchain
InVision
4 min read · 302 saves · From 2017 · Blockchain will have a massive impact on banking, digital identity, smart contracts, digital voting, and decentralized notary. So what does this mean for designers?
vitalik.ca
Notes on Blockchain Governance
vitalik.ca
~14 min read · 24 saves · 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...
