Category: paper ballots

Did Brazil Have a Fair Election?

Commentary The second round of Brazil’s presidential elections was held this Sunday, Oct. 30. The former president, Lula da Silva, who has served prison time for corruption, won 50.9 percent of the vote, and the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, received 49.1 percent. This is according to judges of the Electoral Superior Tribunal (TSE), Brazil’s top electoral…


Facts Matter (March 26): New Law Requires Ballot Printers to Produce Paper Backup of All Voting Machines by 2024

Since the midterms are coming up so soon, let’s focus our discussion on the integrity of America’s elections. Specifically, in Indiana, the governor has just signed a new bill into law, which will require that all counties in the state must have a trail of paper ballots—meaning, that they must have a paper backup for all…


The Question of Technology in Elections

An example of how an election can be skewed through an electronic voting system took place in Michigan’s Antrim County. The county reported a false result on election night. Initially, results produced through Dominion Voting Systems machines showed Biden leading Trump by over 3,000 votes. But a hand recount confirmed that Trump won the county…