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Only 1 in 4 Election Websites Uses the .gov Domain. That’s a Problem — and an Opportunity
CDT Joins Letter to Social Media Platforms Reiterating Importance of Curbing the Spread of Disinformation Before U.S. Midterms. White document on a grey background.

CDT Joins Letter to Social Media Platforms Reiterating Importance of Curbing the Spread of Disinformation Before U.S. Midterms
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Ranked Choice Voting Results Don’t Have to Be Slow
Graphic for a CDT election security report, entitled "No Simple Answers: A Primer on Ballot Marking Device Security." Three rows of four ballot marking devices in purple, blue and light yellow colors. Subtle QR code over a light blue to purple gradient background. QR code graphic source: Bobmath and authors of en:QR code, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

No Simple Answers: A Primer on Ballot Marking Device Security
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Do Ballot Barcodes Threaten Election Security?
CDT joins a sign on letter urging social media platforms to fight disinformation, and protect democracy in advance of the upcoming elections. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Joins Letter Urging Social Media Platforms to Fight Disinformation, Protect Democracy in Advance of Upcoming Elections
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Booster Shots for Democracy
A CDT and KAS report, entitled "A Lie Can Travel: Election Disinformation in the United States, Brazil, and France." Three human figures, all getting information in different ways while standing above a map from different countries. Blue / green, dark blue, white and black colors. A Jonathan Swift quote in a circle: "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." (Commonly misattributed to Mark Twain.)

A Lie Can Travel: Election Disinformation in the United States, Brazil, and France (CDT report published by KAS)
CDT report entitled "Split Decisions: Guidance for Measuring Locality Preservation in District Maps." CDT logo in blue. A close up of pale red, blue, and transient districts with white boundary lines.

Report – Split Decisions: Guidance for Measuring Locality Preservation in District Maps
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We Need a Way to Distinguish Good Post-Election Audits from Bad Ones

CDT Testimony Before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Election Security
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Updated For the People Act Has Some Much-Needed Improvements for Absentee Voting