Cyberattack on Poll Worker Software Vendor Exposes Gap in North Carolina Election Security
A password breach at ElectSure, a vendor that trains and registers Wake County, North Carolina's poll workers, exposed contact and…
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September 2026
DHS Ties Election Security Grants to Mandatory Paper Ballot Audits Over Chinese-Made Machine Parts
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is tying full election security grant funding to mandatory paper-ballot audits, citing Chinese-made components in machines…
CISA Unveils 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan 40 Days Before Midterms
CISA released its 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan just 40 days before the midterms, naming regional security advisers and a…
Georgia’s Governor Race Is a Dead Heat as Rick Jackson and Keisha Lance Bottoms Battle to Succeed Kemp
A new poll of Georgia voters shows Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms deadlocked at 45% to 44%…
James Talarico Leads Ken Paxton in Every Recent Poll of Texas’ Senate Race
Democratic state Rep. James Talarico now leads Republican Ken Paxton across every active poll of Texas' Senate race, a first…
Sherrod Brown Leads Jon Husted in New Ohio Senate Polls, But Crypto Money Targets Him Again
Multiple September polls show former Sen. Sherrod Brown leading Republican Jon Husted in Ohio's Senate special election, even as the…
Arizona Clean Elections Fights in Court to Keep Investigating Green Party Candidates Over $4.7 Million in Public Funds
Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections Commission told a court it must keep investigating two Green Party candidates and a Republican accused…
Kansas Lawmakers Move to Abolish Mail Voting Entirely If Courts Strike Down Signature Law
Kansas Republicans advanced Senate Bill 394, which would void the state's entire mail-voting statute if courts strike down its signature-verification…
Voter Groups Sue North Carolina Over Last-Minute Mail Ballot Signature Rules
Voter advocacy groups sued North Carolina's State Board of Elections over new signature-verification and inner-envelope rules adopted hours before absentee…
Texas Enters the Midterms Under a Map Federal Judges Called Racially Discriminatory, Thanks to a Supreme Court Stay
The Supreme Court's stay of a lower-court injunction lets Texas use a congressional map federal judges found was likely a…