Election Assistance Commission Archives

Protesters call for a “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election, during a demonstration by a group called Election Integrity Fund and Force, outside of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Oct. 12, 2021. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Picketed at work, confronted at church: Why election workers have left the job

Election workers facing unprecedented harassment are retiring in huge numbers, posing a threat to the U.S. voting system.

Jun 20, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson

A voter leaves a voting booth at The Barn at Bull Meadow in Concord, New Hampshire, during voting for the New Hampshire Primary on January 23, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

House Republicans propose eliminating funding for election security

In a party-line vote, House appropriators voted to slash funding for the Election Assistance Commission and scrap federal election security grants.

Jun 5, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senate Rules Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) participate in a Rules Committee hearing. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Three bills governing AI in elections pass Senate committee

The bills are aimed at protecting election integrity from the misuse of generative artificial intelligence.

May 15, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) speaks during a press conference on new legislation at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bipartisan House bill aims to prepare election workers for AI

The Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act is a companion bill to Senate legislation that will be marked up Wednesday.

May 13, 2024 By Matt Bracken

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

U.S. Attorney General William Barr. (Reuters)

Bill Barr: No, we won’t be seizing voting machines

It's the second time in a month that Barr has rejected claims coming from the president's legal team.

Dec 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

paper ballot, election, vote by mail, voting — Paper ballots for a 2020 election. (MultCo Communications / Flickr)

How the pandemic helped election officials prepare for a flood of misinformation

Election security experts say months of extraordinary preparation during the coronavirus pandemic are paying off.

Nov 5, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

Election security pros focus on effective partnerships

U.S. government security experts share their thoughts on industry collaboration to improve election security.

Nov 2, 2020 By CyberScoop Staff

Election, voting, polling, foreign interference — (KOMUnews / Flickr)

Feds, states unveil pilot program meant to secure voter databases and other election systems

The aim is to close a gap in security testing for the broad set of election infrastructure outside of voting machines.

Jun 17, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

CISA, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, RSA 2019 — The DHS and CISA booth at the 2019 RSA conference in San Francisco. (Scoop News Group photo)

DHS memo: ‘Significant’ security risks presented by online voting

The advisory is perhaps the federal government’s sternest official warning yet against online voting.

May 11, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas