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© Getty Images A sweeping elections bill passed by the House on Wednesday night would boost cybersecurity measures and focus on countering foreign interference efforts like the kind that affected the 2016 and 2018 elections. The bill, which the House passed on a mostly party-line vote of 220-210, marks a major effort by Democrats to tackle both voting reforms, such as increasing access to the polls through use of mail-in ballots, and cybersecurity upgrades. Among issues included in H.R. 1 ...

CHARLESTON — Democratic leaders in the House of Delegates hope to build on West Virginia’s successful primary and general election last year with a “total

CHARLESTON — Democratic leaders in the House of Delegates hope to build on West Virginia’s successful primary and general election last year with a “total

The For the People Act would strike down hurdles to voting and curb partisan gerrymandering by requiring states to use non-partisan commissions to redraw lines, among other changes.

Jahd Khalil reports The department collaborated with VotingWorks, a non-profit organization that helps conduct Risk-Limiting Audits, a method of assessing election systems. “Our risk measurement for the presidential election was .0000065117%,” said Ginny Vander Roest of VotingWorks in a meeting with election supervisors. “The risk measurement is the possibility that we might have missed something.” “The success of Virginia’s first statewide audit reaffirms our dedication to ensuring...

The Election Commission has increased the deployment of Central Armed Police Force personnel in Kolkata and the neighbouring districts of North and South 24 Parganas.

India News: Effecting an important change in the West Bengal police brass after the announcement of assembly polls, the Election Commission on Saturday approved t

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) is withholding support for numerous voting measures filed by Republican state lawmakers in recent weeks as his office reviews the legislation.

Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing new legislation to make Florida elections more transparent.

Russian Government Moves to Assert Increasing Control Over Internet Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 27 (Source: AP) Amidst growing political dissatisfaction, the Russian government is grappling with the apparent vulnerabilities of the country’s internet. On February 1, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairperson of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, acknowledged during an extensive interview with Russian media what foreign analysts have long suspected: disconnect...