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June 16, 2018 at 4:54 am

Lack of paper trail a concern amid fears of election hacking VIEW

Roughly 20 percent of voters in the US will cast ballots this year on machines that will not produce a paper record of their choices

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June 12, 2018 at 12:00 am

Supreme Court’s voter roll decision may have limited impact

ATLANTA (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for states to take a tougher approach to maintaining their voter rolls, but...

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May 17, 2018 at 6:36 am

Lack of paper trail a concern amid fears of election hacking VIEW

ATLANTA (AP) — As the midterm congressional primaries heat up amid fears of Russian hacking, roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be casting ballots on...

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May 8, 2018 at 4:34 pm

Senators: Extent of Russian election intrusion still unknown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States still doesn't know — and may never know — the extent of Russian interference in state election systems in...

In this Friday, April 27, 2018 photo, electioneers greet voters outside the Hamilton County Government Center during early voting in Noblesville, Ind. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is facing a backlog of requests for comprehensive cybersecurity reviews of state election systems. Among those still waiting is Indiana, which is one of four states with primaries on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) NY761 NY761

May 7, 2018 at 9:07 am

States await election security reviews as primaries heat up

With the midterm congressional primaries about to go into full swing, the Department of Homeland Security is playing catch-up in helping ensure that state election...

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March 28, 2018 at 7:38 am

In campaigns, women highlight gender in pitch to voters

ATLANTA (AP) — Women running for governor in Wisconsin and Maryland breastfeed their infants in campaign videos. Another in Georgia tells voters that "the folks...

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March 18, 2018 at 6:01 am

Security of state voter rolls a concern as primaries begin

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the Illinois primary just days away, state election officials are beefing up cyber defenses and scanning for possible intrusions into...

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March 7, 2018 at 2:19 pm

Female candidates see early boost in Texas primary

ATLANTA (AP) — Predictions of a historic wave of female candidates on the ballot in November received an early boost after the nation's first primary...

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CORRECTS TO BEXAR COUNTY, NOT BEAR – Bins of signs are seen in a storage are at the Bexar County Election offices, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in San Antonio. The first primaries of the 2018 elections are less than a month away, but efforts to safeguard the vote against expected Russian interference are lagging. Texas will hold the first primary of 2018 on March 6. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) TXEG101 TXEG101

February 13, 2018 at 8:29 am

Federal vote-protection efforts lag ahead of first 2018 primaries VIEW

In the face of Russian interference in U.S. elections, experts say far too little has been done to shore up a vulnerable mishmash of 10,000...

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February 12, 2018 at 3:07 pm

Pick to help run 2020 Census no longer under consideration

The Trump administration's pick for a key position overseeing the 2020 Census is out, the Commerce Department confirmed Monday, as civil rights groups applauded the...

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