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Senators demand to know why election vendors still sell voting machines with ‘known vulnerabilities’
Four senior senators have called on the largest U.S. voting machine makers to explain why they continue to sell devices with “known vulnerabilities,” ahead of upcoming critical elections. The letter, sent Wednesday, calls on election equipment makers ES&S, Dominion Voting and Hart InterCivic to explain why they continue to sell decades-old machines, which the senators say […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Election Campaigns Kick Off in Malawi Amid Controversy
Opposition parties contesting in the upcoming general elections in Malawi have accused the country’s tax-funded Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) of sidelining their political activities. According to reports, the MBC is actively refusing to cover and report events organised by opposition parties, while offering airtime to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and its candidate, President […]
Asari Ndem
Observers Tag Thailand Election as ‘Deeply Flawed’
On Sunday the 24th of March, the people of Thailand headed to the polls to cast their vote for members of a new government for the first time in 8 years. Following the junta’s decision to lift the ban on political activities in the country and hold the election, Thai citizens across the state have […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Cyclone Idai: Election Registration Delayed in Mozambique
The National Election Commission in Mozambique (Comissão Nacional de Eleições, CNE), has announced that registration for the country’s polls, which was due to start on the 1st of April, bas been delayed indefinitely. This is due to the devastating effects of the fatal cyclone Idai, which has killed at least 750 people in Mozambique, Malawi […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
South Africa’s IEC Promises Free and Fair Elections as Parties Sign Code of Conduct
Over 40 political parties will compete in South Africa’s general elections scheduled for May 8, according to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). As reported by News24.com, after reaching its deadline for collation and acceptance of deposits, the Commission made this announcement through its Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, on Wednesday, when the election […]
The Election Network
Ukraine ready to take on Russian election hackers
At the headquarters of Ukraine’s SBU security service more than a dozen local and Western security experts watch a simulated foreign cyber attack on several big screens ahead of this month’s presidential vote. During the joint EU-Ukraine cyber security drills the Westerners pretend to be hackers attacking the country’s central election commission, while the Ukrainians […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
EU threatens to remove UK by July 1, unless they vote in May
The European Union (EU) has stated that it would forcefully remove the United Kingdom from the union if the Brexit deal is not finalized on time and if the country fails to participate in the union’s parliamentary polls scheduled for the end of May. Legal issues that may arise from Britain requesting an extension of […]