Local resident Cierra Johnson (L) and her daughter Reniya Weekes (2nd L) hold signs to encourage people to vote early outside a polling station on November 29, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. A nonprofit suing the Coffee County Board of Elections claim the board withheld emails and security camera footage relevant to a 2021 breach of voting machine software and other election systems. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Georgia election officials withheld evidence in voting machine breach, group alleges A filing accuses county election officials of withholding records related to unauthorized copying of voting software by Trump allies in 2021. Feb 22, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Color image of some people voting in some polling booths at a voting station. Getty Images Federal election agency adopts updated voting security standards. Not everyone is happy. Even as most considered the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0 an upgrade, there were complaints about its provisions on wireless connectivity. Feb 10, 2021 By Tim Starks Sean Lyngaas
Georgia state flag (Getty Images) Judge orders Georgia to use paper records at polling places to avoid Election Day delays The state has long been the center of heated, and sometimes partisan, battles over voting. Sep 29, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Stephen Valasco / Flickr) Two bills seek transparency in ownership of election vendors The bills' backers aren't too happy about July reports that a Russian oligarch purchased an election vendor operating in Maryland. Oct 11, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee
(FEMA / Bill Koplitz) DHS holds election security exercise with states to prep for midterms With less than three months until the midterm elections, federal agencies worked with 44 states on all types of attack scenarios. Aug 15, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has been working with NSO Group. (US Marshals) Justice Department charges 12 Russian intel officers in hack of DNC The 12 named intelligence officers are all employees of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate. Jul 13, 2018 By Chris Bing
Ron Wyden during a hearing. Wyden asks election commission to issue fresh cybersecurity guidance Another day, another letter from Sen. Ron Wyden questioning the federal government's tech priorities. Jun 11, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas
Senate report on Russian hacking highlights threats to election tech vendors Lawmakers are worried about the lack of visibility that authorities have into election technology vendors. May 9, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee
A polling place in Louisville, Kentucky, for the Democratic presidential primary in May 2016. (EX22218 – ON/OFF / Flickr) Election security bill still needs work in some areas, state officials tell Senate sponsors Six states discussed with the main sponsors of the Secure Elections Act how they would implement the bill. Apr 17, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee
Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee shown at a press conference Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (YouTube) Senate Intelligence Committee pushes for improvements to election cybersecurity "We are already in an election year," Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said. "The need to act now is urgent." Mar 20, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill