Ongoing threats against election administration fuel ‘anxiety and dread,’ officials tell Senate
A hearing on threats against election workers, egged on by falsehoods about the 2020 presidential contest, turned emotional at times.
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Jocelyn Benson
‘Veil of misinformation’ chases election officials’ 2020 successes
The challenges created by misinformation and disinformation about voting processes continue to test election officials.
Election officials renew push for more financial assistance
State and local election administrators said philanthropic gifts made a difference in 2020, but there are still longterm funding gaps.
Right-wing scammers indicted over robocall spreading disinformation about voting by mail
Two bumbling GOP scammers face charges over a robocall that discouraged people in Detroit and other cities from voting.
Nation-state hackers ‘rattling at our doorknob,’ election official tells Congress
"We’ve got to keep our eye on the other balls" even as COVID-19 upends everything, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams told members of Congress.
Michigan catches robocall spreading disinformation about voting by mail
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said she and the Michigan attorney general are investigating the call, which appears to be the work of two bumbling right-wing scam…
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Senate breakthrough on election security funding ‘encouraging’
Some state election officials at a federal cybersecurity conference said they're happy to see progress toward sustainable funding, but others remain dubious.