100k Reward Offered For Kavanaugh Documents
Protect Our Elections, www.ProtectOurElections.org, a Montgomery County Maryland-based nonprofit that strongly supports the democratic principles of transparency and honesty in the electoral process, is offering at least a $100,000 reward to any person or persons who provide conclusive and verifiable … Read More
RUSSIA’S PLAN TO INTERFERE WITH THE 2018 ELECTION
Protect Our Elections has been very involved in issues surrounding cyber attacks by Russia to interfere with our elections, and have worked extensively with cyber experts in here and abroad on measures that can be employed to counter Russian malign … Read More
With Joe Arpaio In Arizona’s Senate Race, The ACLU Jumps Into A Federal Election
When two young volunteers knocking on doors in this city’s Coronado neighborhood asked if the middle-aged man who greeted them knew who Joe Arpaio was, the answer was swift. “Yeah, I live in Arizona, don’t I?” he responded with a … Read More
White House blocks bill that would protect elections
A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation’s defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the Senate at the behest of the White House, which opposed the proposed legislation, according to congressional sources. The Secure Elections Act, … Read More
Iowa adds technology to detect Russian election hacking attempts
CEDAR RAPIDS — Iowa is among the majority of states to adopt technology giving the federal government access to voter data and voter registration computer systems as part of the expanding effort to guard against Russian hacking attempts that targeted … Read More
Judge’s ruling invalidates FEC regulation allowing anonymous donations to ‘dark money’ groups
A U.S. District Court judge on Friday issued a ruling invalidating a Federal Election Commission regulation that has allowed donors to so-called dark-money groups to remain anonymous, the latest development in a years-long legal battle that could have major implications … Read More
Federal Judge Strikes Down Kansas Proof Of Citizenship Law
The judge said the law championed by the Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach violated federal law and the 14th Amendment. A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked Kansas from requiring people to provide proof of citizenship when they register … Read More
Election Hacking For Beginners Chapter 8: Big Data Is Watching You
Chapter 8 in our Election Hacking For Beginners series, Big Data Is Watching You… Download the above here. Download the above here.
Senate Intel: Russia waged ‘unprecedented’ cyber campaign on U.S. voting systems
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released the unclassified version of its investigation into Russian cyberattacks on digital U.S. voting systems ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The report finds that Moscow conducted an “unprecedented, coordinated cyber campaign” against the … Read More
Threats To The 2018 Elections
The rise of voting restrictions since the gutting of the Voting Rights Act in 2013. Download map here.
The scramble to secure America’s voting machines
The U.S. faces a voting security crisis. Tens of millions of Americans vote in counties and states that use paperless voting machines — devices that security experts say can be undetectably hacked and offer no way to audit the results … Read More
One of the Most Effective Anti-Trump Groups in the Country Is Now Tackling Voter Suppression in the States
One of the foremost agitators of the Trump administration is turning its sights on state governments in the hope it can turn the tide of voter suppression efforts. American Oversight, which launched after the 2016 election with the goal of … Read More
House passes sweeping election reform bill
Democrats had made the proposal a key part of their campaign to win back the House.