tag | election security
October 27, 2021 | 5:33 AM
The Biden administration taps a top Republican official to lead election security
Kim Wyman is nationally regarded as an expert on mail-in balloting and security.
December 8, 2020 | 8:20 AM
How private money from Facebook’s CEO saved the 2020 election
Chester County applied for an election grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a previously small Chicago-based nonprofit that quickly amassed hundreds of millions of dollars in donations to help local election offices — most notably, $350 million from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.
December 1, 2020 | 8:07 AM
Fired official says correcting Trump’s fraud claims the ‘right thing to do’
Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, was fired by President Trump last month for saying the election went smoothly and with no signs of cheating or interference.
Updated: November 30, 2020 | 9:08 pm
Pa. counties reported no major issues with Dominion voting machines, a target of Trump and his campaign
Of the six counties that responded, representatives from five said they were satisfied with the machines and had little or no problems during the November election or past elections.
November 18, 2020 | 8:01 AM
Trump fires election security director who corrected voter fraud disinformation
Trump, in two misleading tweets about the security of the U.S. election, said Krebs' termination was "effective immediately."
October 27, 2020 | 8:08 AM
Voters’ guide to election security in the 2020 presidential campaign
Foreign interference is a very old problem, but most Americans didn't used to worry much about it and the security of elections. With seven days to run until the end of voting in this year's election, here's what you need to know.
October 22, 2020 | 4:12 PM
Security gaps persist, report warns, after U.S. blames Iran in election scheme
A report published on Thursday described how many government and political domains don’t observe a security practice that makes it more difficult for attackers to run spoof email scams.
August 30, 2020 | 9:03 AM
Director of National Intelligence cancels verbal election security briefings
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said his office will instead “primarily meet its obligation to keep Congress fully and currently informed leading into the Presidential election through written finished intelligence products.”
August 13, 2020 | 10:29 AM
With more transparency on election security, a question looms: What don’t we know?
From illicit financing to fraudulent documents to the presence of human provocateurs, the playbook for foreign interference has been developed over decades.
