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A meeting goer arrives for a U.S. Election Assistance Commission Standards Board in-person public meeting, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Election officials from across U.S. meet to consider Trump’s order overhauling election operations

By Christina A. Cassidy - Associated Press

Mark Splonskowski assembles electronic poll book kits that voters will uses to sign in at polling locations at the Albany County Board of Elections building, Oct. 14, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Attempts to develop the first-ever national standards for electronic voter rolls, the source of problems and hacking concerns in previous elections, may not be ready or available for wide use in time for the 2024 presidential election, concerning election experts. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Electronic pollbook security raises concerns going into 2024

By Christina A. Cassidy - Associated Press

A technician watches as a poll worker tries to use a voting machine after experiencing issues in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a senior center, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp) ** FILE **

Federal elections panel sued over alleged weakening of voting system standards

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A technician watches as a poll worker tries to use a voting machine after experiencing issues in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a senior center, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp) ** FILE **

Voting machines using wireless technology increase fears over hacking

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Secure Election System Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Despite the efforts of Russia, others, no hacker succeeded in changing the 2016 election’s outcome

By Christy McCormick

Hacking the Vote Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Election hacking requires better vigilance

By Matthew V. Masterson

Maintaining Accurate Voter Registration Records Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Voter fraud can be prevented with right tools

By Matthew Masterson

US move to secure election systems meets criticism

By TAMI ABDOLLAH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016 file image made from video, Brian Newby, executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), appears at a public meeting in Arlington, Va. Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Newby, now a top U.S. elections official, left behind an unfolding scandal in Kansas where he was having an affair with a woman he promoted in his previous job and used her to skirt oversight of their lavish expenses. (U.S. Elections Assistance Commission via AP, File)

AP Exclusive: US elections chief left behind Kansas scandal

By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press

Illustration on liberal efforts to undermine the integrity of the vote by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ROBERT KNIGHT: Restricting U.S. voting to American citizens

By Robert Knight

Voter citizenship lawsuit looms over 2014 election

By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press

States claim right to require documents to vote

Associated Press

Court issues temporary stay over voter citizenship

By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press

Judge refuses to halt order over voter citizenship

By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press

Feds seek stay of order in voter citizenship case

By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press

Voter rights groups appeal documentation ruling

By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2013, file photo, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the architect of the state's proof-of-citizenship law for new voters, answers questions during an Associated Press interview in Topeka, Kan. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren in Wichita, Kan., ruled on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, that the U.S. Election Assistance Commission has no legal authority to deny requests from Kansas and Arizona to add state-specific instructions to a national voter registration form. The states and their top election officials — secretaries of state Kris Kobach of Kansas and Ken Bennett of Arizona — sued the agency to force the action. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Kansas, Arizona prevail in voter citizenship suit

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014 photo Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks about the state's proof-of-citizenship law at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. In a case with broad implications for voting rights, Kobach is trying to force federal elections officials to require proof-of-citizenship documentation from Kansas and Arizona residents who register to vote using the federal form. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Judge to decide proof-of-citizenship voting rule

By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press

Judge rejects bid to toss Kansas voting lawsuit

Associated Press

Federal judge limits court review in voting case

Associated Press