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Elections at Risk 2016 ELECTION at RISK alerts voters to the potential dangers in the upcoming Presidential election. To learn more - watch STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote.

ELECTIONS at RISK is produced and directed by Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman. The page offers links to tools to raise awareness about the vulnerability of elections.

"On Tuesday, New Yorkers passed a ballot measure implementing ranked-choice voting in primary and special elections — a ...
11/12/2019

"On Tuesday, New Yorkers passed a ballot measure implementing ranked-choice voting in primary and special elections — a dramatic shift that could have big implications for future elections.

Under a ranked-choice system, voters can rank up to five candidates in order of preference. If no single candidate wins a majority of the vote, the candidate with the least number of votes is eliminated and the votes for that person are redistributed to the voters' next preferred candidate. That process of elimination continues until one candidate clinches a majority. Voters can rank anywhere between one and five candidates.

New York's new voting system was approved with more than 73% of the vote and will be implemented in 2021. The adoption of ranked-choice voting in the biggest city in the country is a signal the system could catch on across America in coming years."

Under a ranked-choice system, voters can rank up to five candidates in order of preference if no single candidate wins an outright majority.

"Virginia has some of the strictest voting laws in the nation, a strategy the now-defeated Republican legislators had en...
11/10/2019

"Virginia has some of the strictest voting laws in the nation, a strategy the now-defeated Republican legislators had enacted to keep the state’s political map red. Some of those who have been most affected by those laws are the state’s homeless people, many of whom are already unlikely to vote. Sometimes, voter ID laws get in the way. Sometimes, the correct polling station is inaccessible. Not having a fixed address makes the problems multiply."

We went to a shelter in Virginia to see what it was like.

"When there’s a close election in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the losing candidate can go to court and ask for a recount of ...
11/09/2019

"When there’s a close election in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the losing candidate can go to court and ask for a recount of the ballots. If the judge thinks it’s warranted, the ballots will be counted by hand. But in Memphis, Tennessee, that can’t happen because there are no paper ballots to review. That’s because Shelby County, where Memphis is located, still uses paperless “direct-recording electronic” voting machines, also known as paperless DREs.

These machines only keep a digital record of votes, making them vulnerable to cyberattacks. Fortunately, they’re being phased out — but not everywhere, and that’s why they’re the subject of a federal lawsuit aiming to require their retirement as soon as possible. Tennessee is one of eight states expected to still be using paperless DREs as the primary way for voters to cast their ballots in some jurisdictions in 2020. They are used everywhere in Louisiana and in most of Indiana, New Jersey, and Mississippi as well."

The Brennan Center is asking the court to let a case go forward that would make elections safer from cyberattacks.

"Cybersecurity experts are baffled by local election officials choosing the computerized voting machines. 'It’s a myster...
11/09/2019

"Cybersecurity experts are baffled by local election officials choosing the computerized voting machines. 'It’s a mystery to me,' said Rich DeMillo, a Georgia Tech computer science professor and former Hewlett-Packard chief technology officer. 'Does someone have 8 x 10 glossies? No one has been able to figure out the behavior of elections officials. It’s like they all drink the same Kool-Aid.'"

Paper ballots may be safer and cheaper, but local officials swoon at digital equipment.

"Recent years have seen a nationwide uptick in legislation passed to restrict voting and Ohio stands out as a severe cas...
11/09/2019

"Recent years have seen a nationwide uptick in legislation passed to restrict voting and Ohio stands out as a severe case. Measures taken to limit voter turnout in the state have included toughening voter ID laws, reducing opportunities for early voting and, most recently, passing the nation’s most severe voter purge law. All of these policies serve to make it more difficult for people to vote and to reduce turnout, factors that play a large role in determining electoral results."

On Tuesday, millions of Ohioans went to the polls to participate in the 2019 general election. This year, voters are being impacted by the culmination of over a decade of laws passed to restrict voting, and these same policies will continue to influence how the state decides in the highly consequent...

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