The US may be headed for the most contentious presidential election in history, one beset by misinformation, voter suppression, a pandemic, and more. The good news? People across the country are working hard to ensure our democracy will come out stronger. 1/
In 2011, a Texas county clerk implored a group of computer scientists at an election technology conference to design a new voting system from scratch. This is how she set off the most promising revolution in election tech since the 1800s. 2/ https://wired.trib.al/FfCXaCE ">https://wired.trib.al/FfCXaCE&q...
In 2016, James Barnes was a Facebook employee embedded with the Trump campaign. Now he’s using what he learned to turn Trump’s playbook against him. 3/ https://wired.trib.al/LJWCZu6 ">https://wired.trib.al/LJWCZu6&q...
Of course, there’s no way to really know if our election was safe and secure until after it’s over. Here’s how we’ll be able to tell: 7/ https://wired.trib.al/yVo1hjM ">https://wired.trib.al/yVo1hjM&q...
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