election-security

Bipartisan former members of Congress call for boost in funding to secure elections

BY: - March 27, 2023

Election security grants are just one request among thousands that lawmakers will weigh throughout the year.

Feds push local election officials to boost security ahead of 2024

BY: - February 28, 2023

Local election offices can be 'target-rich, cyber-poor' entities.

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Election workers sort ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on Nov. 9, 2022, in Phoenix. John Moore/Getty Images

Three ways to restore public faith in our elections | Opinion

BY: - December 2, 2022

A healthy democracy requires trust in our institutions. Here's a path toward that.

A week out from Election Day, outside groups have reported spending $7.7 million on behalf of Democratic and Republican candidates. (Photo by Daniella Heminghaus for the New Jersey Monitor)

Inside the post-election review designed to give Pa. voters more confidence in the results

BY: - December 1, 2022

All 67 counties were required for the first time to participate in a 'risk-limiting audit,' a statistical method of checking the accuracy of the election outcome.

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A week out from Election Day, outside groups have reported spending $7.7 million on behalf of Democratic and Republican candidates. (Photo by Daniella Heminghaus for the New Jersey Monitor)

Yes, there were Election Day problems in Luzerne Co. No, that’s not a sign of fraud | Opinion

BY: - November 22, 2022

In the future, Luzerne County Council needs to fully fund the Bureau of Elections in the county budget.

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There’s more than just machines behind America’s election system | Opinion

BY: - November 9, 2022

By Amel Ahmed When people think about making elections secure, they often think about voting machines, cybersecurity and mechanical threats. They don’t think about people. Since 2016, when there was evidence of computer hacking that did not affect the election’s results, the federal government has taken significant steps to secure elections, such as declaring election […]

‘Eyes of the nation are on the Keystone State tonight,’ Chapman says

BY: - November 8, 2022

Just 11 counties have responded to Chapman’s Saturday request that all 67 counties provide a party-by-party count of mail-in ballots with incorrect or missing dates. 

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Former President Donald Trump, shown here in a 2016 file photo, is still claiming the 2020 election was "rigged." (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)

We have to raise our expectations for election losers | Kathie Obradovich

BY: - November 8, 2022

That job is to accept the election results once the votes are counted, encourage their supporters to do the same, and then step aside.

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From early voting to new election result reporting rules, New Jersey's voting systems have undergone a transformation in the last two years. (Daniella Heminghaus for New Jersey Monitor)

Why we need to say no to vigilantism after Election Day too

BY: - November 7, 2022

Pennsylvanians deserve to have every vote calmly counted.

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A week out from Election Day, outside groups have reported spending $7.7 million on behalf of Democratic and Republican candidates. (Photo by Daniella Heminghaus for the New Jersey Monitor)

On Tuesday, don’t forget to thank the election workers who make democracy possible | Opinion

BY: - November 7, 2022

Be patient. We’ll have results. It will just take a while.