Hacker News with Generative AI: Voting

'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

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

A New Rule Could Allow Georgia to Exclude Votes from Entire Precincts (propublica.org)
An examination of a new election rule in Georgia passed by the state’s Republican-controlled election board suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the presidential race.

Politics, Elections, Georgia, Voting

9 points by hn_acker 43 days ago | 8 comments

Elon Musk PAC will pay registered voters in swing states to sign a petition (theamericapac.org)
The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms.

Politics, Elections, Voting, Second Amendment

34 points by blindriver 45 days ago | 24 comments

What happens if someone votes by absentee/mail-in and dies before Election Day? (ballotpedia.org)
How absentee/mail-in ballots are processed and counted varies from state to state. In the case of a voter who casts a valid absentee/mail-in ballot but then dies prior to election day, state laws are split.

Voting, Elections, Law, Politics, US States

36 points by zdw 51 days ago | 49 comments

US Postal Service delays threaten to disrupt election voting, officials say (theguardian.com)
State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the US Postal Service (USPS) that it hasn’t fixed persistent deficiencies.

Elections, Politics, Voting

47 points by howard941 71 days ago | 40 comments

The "Need for Chaos" Voter (forkingpaths.co)

Politics, Psychology, Voting

12 points by ColinWright 76 days ago | 13 comments

Calling for a Vote of No Confidence in the Python Steering Council (python.org)

Python, Governance, Open Source, Community, Voting

65 points by zhnews 92 days ago | 21 comments

DEFCON found vulnerabilities in voting machines–but there's no time to fix them (politico.com)

Security, Voting, Elections, Politics

33 points by hammock 98 days ago | 63 comments

Virginia Mandates Paper Ballots, Tracking, Proof of Residency for 2024 Election (thecentersquare.com)