9 Best Articles in 2022
ProPublica
How to Fix America’s Confusing Voting System
ProPublica
10 min read · · Voting can be a convoluted obstacle course, especially for those who can’t read. Here are proven ways of fixing the system and enabling millions more voters to participate. · Shared by 121
The New York Times
Florida Bars State Professors From Testifying in Voting Rights Case
The New York Times
6 min read · · After being hired as expert witnesses for groups opposing a restrictive voting law, three University of Florida academics were told they could not participate in the lawsuit against the state. · Shared by 153, including John Schwartz, Jay Rosen, Larry Sabato, John Keefe, Mar Hicks, Zephyr Teachout, Juliette Kayyem, Shaun King, Shelly Lundberg, Perez Hilton, M.G. Siegler, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Scott McLeod, Kevin M. Kruse, Joshua Benton, Carl Zimmer, Catherine Rampell, Liam Bright
WIRED
Meet Santiago Siri, the Man With a Radical Plan for Blockchain Voting
WIRED
~20 min read · · A new movement says that crypto-voting can purify democracy—and eventually eliminate the need for governments altogether. · Shared by 148, including Inês Silva, Carl Morris, Debbie Meier ✍️⚖️, Daniel Bentes, Boris Périsset, Glyn Britton, Polina M. Pompliano, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Mark Kaigwa, KW, Ward Plunet, Joan Lockwood
The New York Times
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
The New York Times
~19 min read · · 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. · Shared by 113, including Jeff Jarvis, Ibram X. Kendi, Jamil Smith جميل كريم, Barbra Streisand, anildash, Jason Stanley, Jay Rosen, Kelsey D. Atherton
iwillvote.com
I Will Vote
iwillvote.com
· Confirm where you vote and learn what you need to cast your ballot. · Shared by 516, including Atif Mian, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Hilary Mason, AI, Baratunde, Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈, M.G. Siegler, William Gibson, Grammar Girl is also @grammargirl@mastodon.social, Jeff Atwood, Chris Sacca 🇺🇸, Kevin M. Kruse, anildash, Ron Howard, Prof Michael E. Mann, Ted Coiné, Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉, Jimmy Kimmel, Scott Santens, swissmiss
WIRED
I Bought Used Voting Machines on eBay for $100 Apiece. What I Found Was Alarming
WIRED
4 min read · · Opinion: The fact that voter information is left on devices, unencrypted, that are then sold on the open market is malpractice. · Shared by 77, including Esther Schindler, Charles Baldwin, Kiki, Backchannel, luis antónio santos, fernand0, Korben, Andrzej Jóźwik, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
XKCD Comic
xkcd: Voting Software
XKCD Comic
· 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. · Shared by 376, including Karen McGrane find me at r/UXDesign, @nitot@framapiaf.org ➡️ 🐘, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, John Lilly, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Noah Iliinsky vis.social/@noahi, Molly Wood, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, sarajo, Esther Schindler, Michael Seemann, Pieter Wuille, Christopher Allen (@ChristopherA@mastodon.social), jean marc manach @manhack@social.tcit.fr, Kaspar Etter, Judith Lewis, Kenneth Kalmer, Mathew Ingram, Hugh Howey, Tim Harford
The Center for Election Science
Approval Voting
The Center for Election Science
5 min read · · Approval voting is a single-winner voting method that allows voters to choose any number of candidates. Learn how it applies to multi-winner elections too. · Shared by 58
The New Yorker
New voting methods and fair elections : The New Yorker
The New Yorker
~17 min read · · No voting system is flawless. But some are less democratic than others. · Shared by 57
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justice.gov
Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 24 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws
justice.gov
3 min read · · The Justice Department announced today its plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the Nov. 8, 2022 general election. · Shared by 31, including Goldie Chan 💚, Esther Schindler, @AlgoCompSynth@synth.buzz by znmeb
TODAY
Oprah Winfrey announces her support for Dr. Oz opponent, John Fetterman
TODAY
2 min read · · Winfrey shared the news during "A Virtual Voting Conversation" held on Nov. 3. · Shared by 89, including Sandy Darity, Retweets do not mean endorsement., Eric Topol, Mike Monteiro🌹, Mac McCann, Akilah Hughes, Scott Santens, TVMoJoe@mstdn.social
Undark Magazine
A scientist’s quest for an accessible, unhackable voting machine
Undark Magazine
~15 min read · · After 19 years of work, Juan Gilbert says he has invented the most secure voting machine. · Shared by 27, including Carlos Maza
Tesla
Supercharger Voting
Tesla
· Learn more about voting for new Supercharger locations. · Shared by 21, including hiten.eth, Richard Darell, LARRY ELKAN, Paul J. Adam
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InVision
The user experience of blockchain
InVision
4 min read · · Blockchain will have a massive impact on banking, digital identity, smart contracts, digital voting, and decentralized notary. So what does this mean for designers? · Shared by 304, including Courtney Bolton ★, Fabian Künzli, Thomas Power, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Marcus Raitner, Manuele Capacci, Sibylle Peuker, designshard, Ruben Feurer, Sibylle Trenck-Germann, Yvette Dubel, Roger Wernli, Jochen Burkhard, Scott Williams, tcherno, Jakub Ferenc, Kontour Design Studio
youtube.com
Honest Government Ad | Preferential Voting
youtube.com
· The Australien Government has made an ad about Preferential Voting and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. -*- Ways you can support us to keep making v... · Shared by 68, including Fern
The Guardian
America is now in fascism’s legal phase
The Guardian
~14 min read · · The US’s history of racism is fertile ground for fascism. Attacks on the courts, education, voting rights and women’s rights are steps to toppling democracy · Shared by 284, including Fabio Chiusi, Jay Rosen, @amywestervelt@journa.host, Dan Gillmor, Kevin Mitchell, Ida Bae Wells, Matt Zoller Seitz, Barry C Smith, Mary Annaïse Heglar, Massimo Pigliucci, Scott Santens, Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, Ibram X. Kendi, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., zeldman, Anita Leirfall, Rebecca Taylor FRSA, justin caouette, Jason Stanley, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
youtube.com
Revealed: Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016
youtube.com
· 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... · Shared by 67, including Jon Reid 🐘 techhub.social/@qcoding, emily bell, Adrienne Fichter, Joshua Benton, Jamil Smith جميل كريم, Adrian Roselli (parody) 🗯, Eric Idle, Thomas Fuchs ⎷ Official ⎷ Final ⎷ Final2 ⎷ V2.1, Safiya Umoja Noble PhD, Jamie Indigo 👾 @jammer_volts@mastodon.social
flywillvote.com
I Will Vote
flywillvote.com
· Be a voter in the 2020 election. · Shared by 226, including Christopher S. Penn, Amy Webb 🤖, Karen McGrane find me at r/UXDesign, Jeff Jarvis, zach lieberman, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Kara Swisher, Scott Monty, 𝚃𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝙷𝚊𝚢𝚍𝚎𝚗, Chris Sacca 🇺🇸, Brent Toderian, Steven Sinofsky, Jerry Saltz, TVMoJoe@mstdn.social, Arlan 👊🏾 Free Brittney Griner, Charles Duhigg, Michelle Garrett (she/her), Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉, Tiffany Shlain
medium.com
Designing Design Workshops: Beyond Dot-Voting
medium.com
10 min read · · Three activity templates to spice up your design workshops · Shared by 257, including Neil Lee, Gabriele
badcryptopodcast.com
How Blockchain will Disrupt 30+ Industries
badcryptopodcast.com
9 min read · · What do car sales, voting, ridesharing, real estate, insurance, sports management, loyalty cards and gun tracking all have in common? These and many more industries are poised to be turned upside d… · Shared by 251, including Pinei, Ron McIntyre, Shawn Venasse, Remy Bataille, k, Dez S. Papp, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Thomas Power, Michael Musgrove, Michael Grupe, Matthias Lampe, Stefan Diepolder, Helmi also on 🐘, Klaus Eck, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, John Hues
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 · · Google search history suggests many Britons had little idea what they were voting for · Shared by 55, including Twitty, Sir Lord Travis Wright, Web3 Speaker, Yannick Laclau, Barnaby Skinner Official, Jobologies, yawniek, Thomas Power, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, Alexandre Haederli
The New York Times
John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80
The New York Times
~14 min read · · Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act; he was called the conscience of the Congress. · Shared by 184, including Margaret Sullivan 🥀, Bill Nye, Karen Yourish, Rebecca Taylor FRSA, John Tasioulas, Aparna Nancherla, Scott Galloway, Millie Tran, Bill Hanage, Casey Newton, Kate Manne, Betsey Stevenson, Julia Ioffe, Ibram X. Kendi, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Brian Resnick, Cameron Winklevoss, Brent Toderian, Austin Kleon, David Austin Walsh
