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Latest in Election Coverage
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Alan Dershowitz’s Worries About the Russia Investigation and the Criminalization of Politics
Worried about a “criminalized politics,” Alan Dershowitz argues that “malleable” laws should be reserved for proper and not blatantly political uses. He fears that partisans are failing to observe restra... -
We Need to Secure Voting Machines. But from What?
On Wednesday, I testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittees on Information Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs about the cybersecurity of voting machines. -
Protecting Electoral Infrastructure–Klobuchar/Graham and the NDAA
Our electoral infrastructure consists of two distinct pieces (or so it seems to me): a broader public context in which elections occur and a narrower system of election management. To date, almost everyt... -
Open-Source Software Won't Ensure Election Security
The technology behind elections is hard to get right. Elections require security. They also require transparency: anyone should be able to observe enough of the election process, from distribution of bal... -
What Public Opinion of the Russia Investigations Reveals About Trust in Democratic Institutions
Recent polling data on the Russia investigation underscores the degree to which partisanship taints Americans’ assessment of security politics. Not only are Americans intensely polarized in their assessm... -
About That Explosive Trump Story: Take a Deep Breath
Several points on the recently released cache of memos alleging communication between the Trump campaign and Russian officials and the possession by the Russian government of highly compromising material...
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