What a ballot-rigging conspiracy theory says about India’s toxic political climate
Election results almost always come with conspiracy theories attached, but India's latest round of recriminations goes deeper than usual.
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Securing the voting process: Four essential reads
While voter fraud - despite recent allegations - is rare, how do we ensure the ballots we cast are counted accurately? If so, how? Our experts offer background and insight.
Foreign donations on agenda for parliamentary inquiry
The issues of foreign donations and electronic voting will be examined by a wide-ranging parliamentary inquiry.
Election legitimacy at risk, even without a November cyberattack
It's true that sophisticated hackers may be able to tilt the presidential election. But the more likely threat to democracy comes from sore losers who sow doubt about voting integrity.
How vulnerable to hacking is the US election cyber infrastructure?
With the DNC email leak and Trump calling on Russia to hack Clinton's emails, concern about foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election process is rising. Is e-voting the next cyber battleground?
Is the new Senate vote capture system as risky as electronic voting?
The new Senate vote capture system had to be built rapidly, with little time for design or testing, and is being operated in a way that allows only part of the process to be scrutinised.
Electronic voting may be risky, but what about vote counting?
There's something about seeing the ballot process take place – the vote, the count – that inspires confidence. That wouldn't be the same with any electronic voting system.
Early voting hits new highs in NSW and Australia, but is it a good idea?
More than 280,000 votes were cast online at the NSW election, which has been claimed as a new world record. The state's early vote also looks set to hit a new high, mirroring a trend across Australia.
Thousands of NSW election online votes open to tampering
UPDATED 3PM: The NSW Electoral Commission has now publicly commented on the security flaw we uncovered. But we're concerned that it does not seem to understand the serious implications of this attack.
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