This year, Electionland will include four local reporting projects that ProPublica will fund and co-publish with partners.
Archive
“Outright Lies”: Voting Misinformation Flourishes on Facebook
While the social media giant says it opposes voter suppression, the data shows a stark picture: Nearly half of all top-performing posts that mentioned voting by mail were false or misleading.
Electionland 2020: NJ Primary, CDC Election Guidance, Fall Voting Plans and More
This week’s headlines on pandemic voting measures, vote by mail problems, and election funding.
Electionland 2020: Florida Felons Case, Drive-Thru Voting, Voter Registration and More
This week’s headlines on Trump’s latest election takes, creative in-person voting, and election lawsuits.
Electionland 2020: Kentucky and New York Vote, Trump on Mail Voting, COVID Impacts and more
This week’s headlines on primary voting problems, the fight over vote by mail, and new legislation.
Electionland 2020: Georgia Aftermath, USPS Struggles, Poll Workers and More
This week’s headlines on the latest lawsuits, cybersecurity issues, and vote by mail.
The Postal Service Is Steadily Getting Worse — Can It Handle a National Mail-In Election?
Postal delays and mistakes have marred primary voting, and after years of budget cuts and plant closures, mail delivery has slowed so much that ballot deadlines in many states are no longer realistic.
Electionland 2020: Georgia’s Chaotic Primary, NJ Mail Voting Problems, Election Legislation and More
This week’s headlines on what went wrong during recent primaries, voter registration issues and the latest lawsuits.
Electionland 2020: June Super Tuesday, Trump’s Voter Registration, Election Bills and More
This week’s headlines on elections in ten states and D.C., ongoing polarization over vote by mail and public health measures to protect voters.
Law Enforcement Files Discredit Brian Kemp’s Accusation That Democrats Tried to Hack the Georgia Election
It was a stunning accusation: Two days before the 2018 election for Georgia governor, Republican Brian Kemp used his power as secretary of state to open an investigation into what he called a “failed hacking attempt” of voter registration systems involving the Democratic Party.
But newly released case files from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reveal that there was no such hacking attempt.
Electionland 2020: Trump on Vote by Mail, Poll Worker PPE, Naturalizations and More
This week’s headlines on Trump’s escalating attacks on vote by mail, the latest in election lawsuits, coronavirus impacts on in-person voting and more.
Ignoring Trump and Right-Wing Think Tanks, Red States Expand Vote by Mail
The Heritage Foundation and other conservative groups warn, with little evidence, that voting by mail fosters fraud. But some Republican secretaries of state reject those concerns and see no alternative to absentee voting if the pandemic persists.
A Conservative Legal Group Significantly Miscalculated Data in a Report on Mail-In Voting
President Trump touted a new report on voter fraud, but ProPublica found a critical error with the data. Even with the correction, experts say the report is misleading.
Whether the Ballot You Mail Is Counted May Depend on Where You Vote
All vote by mail systems are not created equal. In Wisconsin, a vote cast in one town would have been rejected in another. In Florida, young voters’ ballots are most likely to be tossed.
Who Has Emergency Authority Over Elections? Nobody’s Quite Sure.
The tug of war over whether and how to hold Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary exposes a national problem: State and local officials with the most experience running elections lack the power to revamp or postpone voting during a crisis.
Voting by Mail Would Reduce Coronavirus Transmission but It Has Other Risks
As COVID-19 spreads, many are proposing to hold the November election by mail. Without careful preparation, though, the transition could run into logistical problems and provide opportunities for voter fraud.
Elections May Have to Change During the Coronavirus Outbreak. Here’s How.
States may shift primary dates, but only Congress can change the federal elections. We spoke to an elections expert to learn what you need to know about how coronavirus could affect the way voters cast their ballots in November.
We’ve Reported on Elections for Years. Here’s How Reporters Can Hold Officials Accountable.
Here are tips and ideas about what local reporters should find out about their local election systems before Nov. 3 to make sure people who should be able to vote can cast a ballot.
Some Election-Related Websites Still Run on Vulnerable Software Older Than Many High Schoolers
Our analysis found that websites in dozens of towns and counties voting on Super Tuesday have security weaknesses. Richmond, Va., still uses software from 2003.