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Judge halts Trump's attempt to defund election systems

President Donald Trump's effort to condition federal funding for state elections is illegal, according to a federal judge.
The Virginian-Pilot

Editorial: Virginia should defend against attacks on our election system

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for voting by mail. Despite its popularity among Republicans and Democrats alike, and despite the absence of fraud related to mail-in voting, ...
NPR

Does the sale of Dominion Voting Systems mean a transformation? Depends who's asking

When Scott Leiendecker announced he was buying Dominion Voting Systems — the elections technology company at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories — he teased a transformation. "As ...
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Bernco begins post-election systems check

BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – On Monday morning, the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office began its post-elections systems check. This routine process happens state-wide after every election to ensure ...
The New York Times

Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results.

A global group of researchers was unable to read the vote tally, after an official lost one of three secret code keys needed to unlock a hyper-secure election system. By Pranav Baskar For a group of ...
NBC Washington

Security of State Voter Rolls a Concern as Primaries Begin

With the Illinois primary just days away, state election officials are beefing up cyber defenses and scanning for possible intrusions into voting systems and voter registration rolls. They have good ...
Sun Sentinel

We can’t wait for a crisis to fund election security | Opinion

Earlier this summer, escalating tensions in the Middle East prompted fresh warnings from U.S. intelligence agencies about cyber threats from Iranian-linked actors. While that crisis has eased, the ...