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March 29, 2024
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WATCH: Webinar highlights dramatic expansion of voting before Election Day
A CEIR report highlights which states have led the effort to expand voting before Election Day—and which states are falling behind.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2024
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Can and should we count ballots faster?
Ballots are counted faster and more efficiently now than ever before. Speed must never compromise accuracy.
Read MoreJune 01, 2023
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Readout from the Summit on American Democracy
A Note from Executive Director David Becker CEIR recently hosted the Summit on American Democracy in Washington, D.C. Attending and speaking were election officials from […]
Read MoreMay 04, 2023
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Webinar: Attacks on Democracy – ERIC, Election Security, and Disinformation
The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) was launched in 2012 to keep voter lists accurate, and combat voter fraud. Over the last decade, ERIC has […]
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2019
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Michigan Joins ERIC, Half of States Now Members
Yesterday, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that Michigan has become the 25th state to join the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, which helps […]
Read MoreDecember 06, 2018
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CEIR in the Field: Election Day in Fairfax City
CEIR Research Associate Jenny Lovell spent Election Day 2018 in Fairfax City, Virginia, where she was an election officer. She showed up to her assigned […]
Read MoreJuly 02, 2018
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Election Cybersecurity Improvements in Action
Colorado’s Primary Day
his past Tuesday, I was privileged to be invited to visit with election officials from the State of Colorado and Denver County during their primary […]
Read MoreJune 21, 2017
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The Facts About Election “Hacking” and a Plan to Counter the Threat
This morning, the Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing on “Russian Interference in the 2016 Elections.” This comes in the context of recent revelations from former […]
Read MoreJune 15, 2017
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My Statement to the U.N. re: Increasing Democratic Participation (or, What I Did With My Summer Vacation)…
As news continues to trickle out about efforts of other nations to interfere and tamper with American elections, the line between working in U.S. elections […]
Read MoreJune 06, 2017
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What We Know and Don’t Know about Election “Hacks” in 2016
Yesterday, the Intercept reported on a leaked NSA document detailing Russian government efforts to hack election offices and voting technology. There are serious and disturbing claims in […]
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