American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation's founding. Chief among them is the "pick one" plurality voting ...

One of the world’s premier security organizations has canceled the results of its annual leadership election after an official lost an encryption key needed to unlock results stored in a verifiable ...

The Online Voting System is a Java web application that enables registered voters to securely log in and cast their votes. Each voter is allowed to vote only one time, ensuring fairness. An admin user ...

Joe Kiniry, a security expert specializing in elections, was attending an annual conference on voting technology in Washington, DC, when a woman approached him with an unusual offer. She said she ...

Anchorage will experiment with internet voting in local elections, betting that its ease and security will win over voters even in an era of election conspiracy theories. Anchorage will experiment ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine and Texas are the latest states to become involved in a nationwide Republican push to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight the exceedingly rare problem of noncitizen ...

CONCORD, N.H. – As voters around the state head to the polls today for municipal elections, there are a few new laws that are in effect. Among them is a requirement that towns and cities provide an ...

When an estate includes tangible personal property such as artwork, collectibles, or family heirlooms, dividing these items equally among several beneficiaries can be particularly challenging because ...

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Move fast...and fix democracy? With low voter turnout, politicians are overly influenced by those with extreme views. Political strategist Bradley Tusk says online ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — After years or meetings, rallies, lawsuits, and neighborhood forums, Virginia Beach voters are about to decide how their city council is elected. A referendum on the ballot asks ...

Tuesday is the last day to apply for a mail-in ballot and take advantage of Pennsylvania’s version of early in-person voting ahead of the Nov. 4 municipal election. Any registered voter can go to the ...

Decision by decision, the Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority is hardening America’s division into a two-tier society. The result is that even as racial minorities are growing into a majority ...