Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they’ve boosted security since 2020 Steps include installing panic buttons, adding security cameras and creating plans with police about how to protect voters and election workers October 24, 2024 Amy Sherman
A Maryland city has let noncitizens vote in local elections for 30 years. How has it worked so far? Takoma Park has allowed noncitizens — including lawful US residents and immigrants in the country illegally — to vote in local elections since 1993 October 22, 2024 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Opinion | How and why we should bring the living room into our newsrooms The way to earn trust in our journalism is not more information, it’s connection July 10, 2024 Jennifer Brandel
Mike Johnson’s claim about noncitizens registering to vote at the DMV and ‘welfare’ offices is false Only US citizens may vote in federal elections. Congress banned noncitizen voting in federal elections in 1996. May 22, 2024 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Opinion | Planning a town hall with candidates? Try a reverse town hall instead. They spend so much time talking. It’s their turn to listen. May 16, 2024 Jennifer Brandel
Opinion | Newsrooms should treat the electorate like the hiring committee it actually is At its core, the electorate is a hiring committee for public servants. Yet very few of the best practices for hiring are followed in the process. April 10, 2024 Jennifer Brandel
Detroit voters were not told at polls that they had already voted On Election Day, former President Donald Trump suggested that problems at polling places in Detroit were preventing voting. November 10, 2022 Tom Kertscher
Who is most likely not to report results tonight? 2020 offers a pretty good idea. Plus information and resources on poll watchers, voter intimidation, turnout and more to help you cover Election Day November 8, 2022 Al Tompkins
5 media literacy tips to avoid election misinformation, from Carl Azuz and Hasley Pitman Learn how to navigate falsehoods from two TikTok influencers — a rising star and a seasoned journalist — and make your vote count. October 21, 2022 Alex Perez
Marco Rubio said someone could blow up a ballot drop box, ignoring safe track record Ballot drop boxes have long been used by multiple jurisdictions without safety problems. October 21, 2022 Yacob Reyes
Why a lengthy vote count is a fact-checker’s nightmare This is the November 5, 2020 edition of Factually November 6, 2020 Harrison Mantas
The cynical campaign to turn human error into ballot ‘fraud’ This is the October 29, 2020 edition of Factually October 29, 2020 Susan Benkelman
Faked emails show the power of simple hoaxes This is the October 22, 2020 edition of Factually October 22, 2020 Harrison Mantas
The Catch-22 for journalists in Trump’s pleas for poll-watchers This is the October 15, 2020 edition of Factually October 15, 2020 Susan Benkelman
What the Postal Service story can teach us about misinformation This is the August 20, 2020 edition of Factually August 20, 2020 Harrison Mantas
