tag | election security

 Jeff Kowalsky
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.
By Tom Scheck, Geoff Hing, Saba Robinson, Gracie Stockton/NPR
 Carolyn Kaster
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.
By Miles Parks/NPR
 Jack Hanrahan
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.
By Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA

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 Carolyn Kaster
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."
By Alana Wise/NPR
 Tom Gralish
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.
By Philip Ewing/NPR
 Andrew Harnik
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.

By Philip Ewing/NPR
 Bloomberg via Getty Images
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.”

By Jason Slotkin/NPR
 Jon Elswick
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.

By Philip Ewing/NPR
Updated: July 19, 2020 | 1:03 pm

Federal judge agrees to expedite Trump campaign’s lawsuit over vote-by-mail in Pennsylvania 

U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan has limited the scope of discovery.
By Emily Previti/PA Post
July 10, 2020 | 10:09 AM

Republicans signal they’re willing to pay up to avoid an election disaster

Experts expect as many as 70% of all ballots cast in November's presidential election will be cast through the mail.
By Miles Parks/NPR
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