How elections are faring in the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving in its wake a massive reordering of society such as has never seen before. In an instant, the avoidance of the virus had taken primacy over any other activity, draggi…
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Anatomy of election fraud: How manual counting abetted poll-rigging in Belarus
In a massive outpouring of indignation, hundreds of thousands of protesters have occupied the streets of Belarus demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko, who was recently elected …
Questions hound purchase of new voting machines in Venezuela
When 48,000 voting machines burned in a mysterious fire that razed the warehouses of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) earlier this year, rumors flew thick and fast that it had something t…
Anti-technology groups endangering future of elections in the Philippines
In May 2022, voters in Philippines will go to the polls to elect their new president and other national and local officials. For this general election, the country is set to use for a fifth time its…