Hacker News with Generative AI: Elections

Petition to the Open Source Initiative: Publish the Full 2025 Election Results (codeberg.org)
We, the undersigned, petition the Open Source Initiative (OSI) to release the complete, unaltered results of its 2025 Board of Directors elections. We believe that by removing candidates and votes after voting concluded, OSI has damaged its credibility. We call for transparency as a first step toward repairing OSI's integrity and reputation.
Open Source, Transparency, Elections, Governance
85 points by richardfontana 1 day ago | 49 comments
News Is Blocked on Meta's Feeds in Canada. Here's What Fills the Void (nytimes.com)
Hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing pages such as Canada Proud is thriving on Facebook as the election nears.
Social Media, Censorship, Elections, Canada, News
28 points by bko 1 day ago | 41 comments
The Icelandic Voting System (2024) (smarimccarthy.is)
It’s election season here in Iceland! The election is on Saturday, 30th of November, so next Saturday from when this is written.
Iceland, Elections, Politics
142 points by alexharri 6 days ago | 143 comments
Petition to Open Source Initiative to publish 2025 Board election results (codeberg.org)
We, the undersigned, petition the Open Source Initiative (OSI) to release the complete, unaltered results of its 2025 Board of Directors elections. We believe that by removing candidates and votes after voting concluded, OSI has damaged its credibility. We call for transparency as a first step toward repairing OSI's integrity and reputation.
Open Source, Transparency, Governance, Elections
34 points by luu 7 days ago | 0 comments
Germany Deserves a New Deal on Nuclear Energy from Merz (bloomberg.com)
Voters opted for change at the ballot box. Now would be a good time for politicians to listen.
Germany, Nuclear Energy, Politics, Elections
5 points by mpweiher 8 days ago | 12 comments
How the Federal Government Is Undermining Election Security (brennancenter.org)
President Donald Trump’s March executive order on elections has made headlines and drawn legal challenges, including from the Brennan Center. But the order is only part of his administration’s harmful election-related actions, and most of them are flying under the radar.
Politics, Elections, Security, Government
37 points by hn_acker 9 days ago | 8 comments
Russian Propaganda Campaign Targets France with AI-Fabricated Scandals (newsguardtech.com)
A Russian propaganda operation that previously took aim at elections in the U.S. and Germany has a new target: France.
Propaganda, AI, France, Elections, Russia
45 points by colinprince 9 days ago | 15 comments
Trump Revenge Tour Targets Cyber Leaders, Elections (krebsonsecurity.com)
President Trump last week revoked security clearances for Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) who was fired by Trump after declaring the 2020 election the most secure in U.S. history.
Politics, Cybersecurity, Elections
10 points by miohtama 10 days ago | 1 comments
Trump Revenge Tour Targets Cyber Leaders, Elections (krebsonsecurity.com)
President Trump last week revoked security clearances for Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) who was fired by Trump after declaring the 2020 election the most secure in U.S. history.
Politics, Cybersecurity, Elections
19 points by hypertexthero 10 days ago | 0 comments
Canadian government freezes bank account of People's Party of Canada candidate (meghanmurphy.ca)
As most of my followers know, I left Canada in January 2021 out of genuine concern that if I didn’t, I would never be able to leave.
Politics, Canada, Finance, Elections
13 points by aziio 11 days ago | 5 comments
Trump is dismantling election security networks (cnn.com)
Politics, Elections, Cybersecurity, United States
24 points by derbOac 15 days ago | 4 comments
Hacking Democracy: Russia's Digital War on German and European Elections (vsquare.org)
Russia’s disinformation machine didn’t just meddle in Germany’s 2025 elections — it built an entire fake media ecosystem to do it.
Politics, Elections, Cybersecurity, Disinformation, Russia
12 points by josefslerka 22 days ago | 0 comments
The Democrats Are in Denial About 2024 (nytimes.com)
Last year’s election was close, despite President Trump’s hyperbolic claims about his margin of victory. Still, the Democratic Party clearly lost — and not only the presidential race. It also lost control of the Senate and failed to recapture the House of Representatives. Of the 11 governor’s races held last year, Democrats won three. In state legislature races, they won fewer than 45 percent of the seats.
Politics, Elections, US Politics, Democratic Party
13 points by apsec112 25 days ago | 34 comments
France's Le Pen sentenced to jail, banned from public office (nbcnews.com)
Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen was handed a four-year prison sentence and banned from holding public office for five years by a French court Monday, in what could be the biggest setback for her political cause in a generation.
Politics, France, Law, Elections
10 points by Anon84 25 days ago | 1 comments
Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-year sentence (theguardian.com)
French far right leader barred from running for public office for five years with immediate effect after guilty verdict in trial
Politics, France, Law, Elections
213 points by tlogan 26 days ago | 398 comments
Marine Le Pen Barred from 2027 French Presidency Run (bloomberg.com)
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions were dealt a potential death blow after she was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election in 2027.
Politics, France, Elections, Law
19 points by Ozarkian 26 days ago | 6 comments
French Court bans far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office (france24.com)
A French court handed far-right leader Marine Le Pen a five-year ban on running for office on embezzlement charges Monday, dashing her ambitions of standing in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals. She also received a four-year prison sentence.
Politics, France, Elections, Law
47 points by WastedCucumber 26 days ago | 44 comments
Trump says 'there are methods' for seeking third term in White House (theguardian.com)
Donald Trump has said there are “methods” – if not “plans” – to circumvent the constitutional limit preventing US presidents from serving three terms.
Politics, United States, Donald Trump, Constitution, Elections
19 points by nprateem 26 days ago | 9 comments
Musk gives away $1M cheques ahead of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election (bbc.com)
Billionaire Elon Musk has given away $1m (£770,000) cheques to voters in Wisconsin after the state supreme court refused to intervene.
Politics, Elections, United States, Business, Law
27 points by zfg 26 days ago | 9 comments
Turkey orders detention of Istanbul's mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan (cnn.com)
Politics, Turkey, Elections, International Relations
26 points by enraged_camel 38 days ago | 2 comments
Oklahoma Proposes Teaching 2020 Election 'Discrepancies' in U.S. History (nytimes.com)
High school students in Oklahoma would be asked to identify “discrepancies” in the 2020 election as part of U.S. history classes, according to new social studies standards recently approved by the Oklahoma Board of Education.
Education, Politics, United States, Elections
23 points by ceejayoz 42 days ago | 1 comments
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pac (wikipedia.org)
RBG PAC is an American political action committee (PAC), generally regarded as a Super PAC.[1][2] It was formed on October 16, 2024, the day after it would be legally required to disclose its donors before the election. Later, it was revealed to be funded solely by the wealthiest individual in the world, Elon Musk.[3]
Politics, Super PACs, Elections, Fundraising
7 points by bloomingkales 44 days ago | 0 comments
A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu's presidential bid (apnews.com)
A top Romanian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy for the rerun in May of Romania’s presidential election, after the same court annulled last year’s election in which Georgescu won the first round.
Politics, Romania, Elections, Far-Right
12 points by tlogan 44 days ago | 10 comments
Musk Seeks to Put $100M Directly into Trump Political Operation (nytimes.com)
Elon Musk has signaled to President Trump’s advisers in recent days that he wants to put $100 million into groups controlled by the Trump political operation, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Politics, Elections, Business, Finance, Technology
26 points by TheAlchemist 44 days ago | 1 comments
In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide (localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu)
Donald Trump won the 2024 election with one of the smallest popular-vote margins in U.S. history, but in news deserts – counties lacking a professional source of local news – it was an avalanche.
Politics, News, Media, Elections, Donald Trump
9 points by zfg 55 days ago | 0 comments
Political Bias on X before the 2025 German Federal Election (ucd.ie)
In advance of the elections on on 23 February 2025, a team1 led by Assistant Professor Przemyslaw Grabowicz in the UCD School of Computer Science examined whether German X users would see politically balanced news feeds if they followed comparable leading politicians from each federal parliamentary party of Germany.
Social Media, Politics, Germany, Elections, Research
42 points by DyslexicAtheist 56 days ago | 12 comments
A 'joyful' Japan? Ishiba's slogan sparks the opposite feelings (japantimes.co.jp)
When Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addressed parliament on Jan. 24, he sought to lay out a vision for a new Japan.
Japan, Politics, Elections, Prime Minister, Social Commentary
5 points by PaulHoule 58 days ago | 2 comments
The Death of Competition in American Elections (nytimes.com)
A vast majority of 2024 races for Congress and state legislatures were decided by low-turnout or meaningless primaries. The trend is making politics more polarized and eroding public trust.
Politics, Elections, United States, Democracy
20 points by whack 61 days ago | 20 comments
The Rise and Fall of America's Response to Foreign Election Meddling (lawfaremedia.org)
The administration is dismantling U.S. capacity against foreign interference despite the urgency of the work being done.
Politics, Foreign Policy, Elections, United States, National Security
40 points by mplanchard 64 days ago | 9 comments
OpSec: Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration is targeting government officials who had been flagging foreign interference in U.S. elections, despite continuing concerns that adversaries are stoking political and social divisions by spreading propaganda and disinformation online, current and former government officials said.
Politics, Government, Foreign Interference, Disinformation, Elections
19 points by DrNosferatu 64 days ago | 4 comments