Hacker News with Generative AI: Elections

'How to Change My Vote' Searches Spike in States Won by Donald Trump (newsweek.com)
Searches for "how to change my vote" on Google spiked on Election Day in states won by President-elect Donald Trump, indicating a degree of buyer's remorse after people cast their presidential ballots.

Politics, Elections, Google Trends, Voting, 2016 Election

7 points by simjue 6 days ago | 2 comments

FBI seizes Polymarket CEO's phone, electronics (nypost.com)
The FBI seized Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan’s phone and electronics early Wednesday morning — just a week after the election-betting platform successfully predicted President-elect Donald Trump’s win, The Post has learned.

FBI, Politics, Elections, Law Enforcement

45 points by elsewhen 8 days ago | 44 comments

AI companies are making millions producing election content in India (restofworld.org)
Indian political parties are estimated to spend over $50 million on AI-generated election campaign material this year.

Artificial Intelligence, Elections, India, Politics

5 points by rippeltippel 8 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200M to help elect Trump (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections.

Politics, Elections, Billionaires, Super PACs

9 points by donsupreme 8 days ago | 1 comments

Democrats need to understand: Americans think they're worse (economist.com)
If you think Donald Trump is too crass or cruel or incompetent to be president—if you are disappointed or even astonished that, having tried and failed to subvert the will of the people in the last election, he has come back to win fair and square—you should be asking yourself this question: why, to so many Americans, does the Democratic Party seem worse?

Politics, US Politics, Elections, Democratic Party

11 points by lolinder 14 days ago | 17 comments

2024 U.S. Election: Exploring the Surge in Cyber Activity and Cyber Attacks (cloudflare.com)
Elections are not just a matter of casting ballots. They depend on citizens being able to register to vote and accessing information about candidates and the election process, which in turn depend on the strength and security of the Internet. Despite the risks posed by potential cyberattacks aimed to disrupt democracy, Cloudflare did not observe any significant disruptions to campaigns or local government websites from cyberattack.

Cybersecurity, Elections, U.S. Politics, Internet Security

6 points by emot 14 days ago | 0 comments

Misinformation Does Spread Like a Virus, Epidemiology Shows (theconversation.com)
We’re increasingly aware of how misinformation can influence elections. About 73% of Americans report seeing misleading election news, and about half struggle to discern what is true or false.

Misinformation, Epidemiology, Elections, News, Social Media

5 points by Anon84 14 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Voting Data Source by County? (ycombinator.com)
It would be really nice to be able to download the a CSV of voting for each presidential election broken by county or zip code or something of the sort.

Data, Elections, Politics, United States

6 points by Veelox 15 days ago | 4 comments

Voters could make recreational weed legal in a majority of U.S. states (npr.org)
Voters in three states will decide on Election Day whether to legalize the recreational use of cannabis — and if more than one of the measures pass, it would mean a majority of U.S. states have recreational marijuana laws on the books.

Politics, Cannabis, Law, Elections

3 points by geox 15 days ago | 0 comments

Georgia Officials Report Russian-Origin Bomb Threat Hoaxes at Polling Spots (newsweek.com)
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Tuesday that a bomb threat was made against a polling place.

Politics, Security Threats, Georgia, Elections, Russia

4 points by dtquad 16 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: A free multiviewer to watch major news events like elections (vidgrid.tk.gg)
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Software, News, Elections, Video, Open Source

13 points by MattieTK 16 days ago | 1 comments

Chinese student faces criminal charges for voting in Michigan. Ballot will count (detroitnews.com)
Ann Arbor — A University of Michigan student who is from China and not a U.S. citizen allegedly voted Sunday in Ann Arbor and is being charged with two crimes, six days before a pivotal presidential election.

Politics, Elections, Immigration, Law, China

10 points by koolba 17 days ago | 21 comments

Musk PAC tells judge $1M voter sweepstakes winners not chosen by chance (nbcphiladelphia.com)
A lawyer for Elon Musk's political action committee told a judge in Philadelphia on Monday that so-called “winners” of his $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes in swing states are not chosen by chance but are instead chosen to be paid “spokespeople” for the group.

Politics, Elections, Lawsuits, Elon Musk

13 points by geox 17 days ago | 0 comments

The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. How it's done (apnews.com)
One question will be asked over and over on election night: Who won?

Elections, Journalism, Media, History

38 points by rustoo 18 days ago | 28 comments

Voting Has Never Been More Secure Than It Is Right Now (scientificamerican.com)
Now is the best time in the history of the U.S. to cast a vote.

Voting, Elections, Security, United States

5 points by timbilt 19 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Do you or those you know have US election contingency plans? (ycombinator.com)
What contingency plans, if any, do people in the HN community (and people you know) have relating to next week's US election?

Politics, Elections, Contingency Planning, Community

13 points by countermeasure 20 days ago | 26 comments

Half of Young Voters Say They've Lied about Which Candidates They Support (msn.com)

Politics, Elections, Young Voters, Social Media

25 points by ivewonyoung 20 days ago | 42 comments

Billionaires vs. Democracy (inequality.org)
The richest man in the world is trying to buy the U.S. presidential election in order to bestow it, like a burnt offering, upon his preferred candidate.

Politics, Wealth Inequality, Elections

8 points by thunderbong 20 days ago | 0 comments

Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak (arstechnica.com)
The Colorado Department of State said it accidentally posted a spreadsheet containing "partial passwords" for voting systems.

Cybersecurity, Elections, Colorado, Government, Data Security

230 points by rbanffy 20 days ago | 644 comments

Elon Musk doesn't show at hearing over super PAC's $1M lottery for voters (cbsnews.com)
Despite a judge's order that "all parties must be present," Tesla founder, X owner and billionaire Elon Musk did not appear in a Philadelphia courtroom Thursday after District Attorney Larry Krasner sued him over his super PAC's plan to award $1 million a day to voters in key battleground states in the 2024 election.

Politics, Elections, Lawsuits, Elon Musk, Super PACs

14 points by unsnap_biceps 21 days ago | 7 comments

Ask HN: How to stop text spam during election season? (ycombinator.com)
I kept blocking and reporting individual text messages on my phone and I grew tired so I got annoyed. As I have learned this particular cycle, there are apps out there basically allowing people to reach out to people like me via that app but using their phone. Yay.

Spam, Elections, Technology, Mobile Devices

6 points by A4ET8a8uTh0 21 days ago | 5 comments

Judge orders Elon Musk to appear in Philadelphia court over $1M giveaways (theguardian.com)
A judge ordered all parties, including Elon Musk, to attend a court hearing in Philadelphia on Thursday in a lawsuit seeking to stop a political action committee controlled by the billionaire from awarding $1m to registered US voters in battleground states before the 5 November election.

Lawsuits, Politics, Elon Musk, Elections

14 points by mitchbob 21 days ago | 0 comments

Why are close elections so common? (scientificamerican.com)
When voters decide between two alternatives, as is effectively the case in the U.S. presidential election, it usually comes down to a neck-and-neck race. Researchers can now explain this mathematically

Politics, Elections, Mathematics, Research

30 points by beardyw 22 days ago | 69 comments

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election (nytimes.com)
The world’s richest men have their own rocket fleets, their own media and their own schemes to succeed with Donald J. Trump.

Politics, Elections, Billionaires, Media, Influence

12 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 22 days ago | 1 comments

Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online (wired.com)
Election workers in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, are not destroying mail-in ballots cast for former president Donald Trump. The Department of Defense did not issue a directive last month giving US soldiers unprecedented authority to use lethal force against Trump supporters who riot if the former president loses next week. And no, 180,000 Amish people did not register to vote in Pennsylvania—given there are only 92,600 Amish living in the state, including minors.

Elections, Conspiracy Theories, Misinformation

16 points by hn1986 22 days ago | 16 comments

Show HN: OpenBallot, Aggregated SF/California Voter Guides (openballot.app)

Politics, California, Elections, Civic Engagement, Open Source

38 points by daisystanton 23 days ago | 16 comments

Election Interference by Russia, China, Iran (nytimes.com)
Eight years after Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, foreign influence with American voters has grown more sophisticated. That could have outsize consequences in the 2024 race.

Politics, Elections, International Relations, Cybersecurity

7 points by frevib 23 days ago | 0 comments

Musk Sued in Pennsylvania over $1M Election Lottery (bloomberg.com)
Elon Musk was sued by the Philadelphia district attorney over his political action committee’s $1 million a day sweepstakes targeting swing state voters in the final days of the US presidential election.

Politics, Lawsuits, Elections, Pennsylvania

14 points by JumpCrisscross 23 days ago | 0 comments

Robinhood admits it's just a gambling app (theverge.com)
US citizens can gamble on the upcoming election on Robinhood, the financial nihilism app announced.

Finance, Gambling, Robinhood, Elections, Social Commentary

10 points by bentocorp 24 days ago | 8 comments

Politics Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk PAC to stop $1M lottery for voters (cnbc.com)

Politics, Elections, Lawsuits, Elon Musk, Philadelphia

11 points by donsupreme 24 days ago | 6 comments