Abstract: We present BlockVote, a blockchain-based electronic voting system that integrates multimodal biometric authentication to enhance voter verification, transparency, and end-to-end auditability ...

Democracy feels intuitive, fair, and rational, yet mathematics tells a far more troubling story. In the mid-20th century, a formal proof showed that no voting system can fairly translate individual ...

Say what you want about Alaska, but an even worse sore spot for me is the disaster that ensued with Georgia’s special election in 2020, when Republican Sen. David Perdue won more votes than Democrat ...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced plans Friday night to evaluate its voting procedures after Bill Belichick’s omission from the 2026 class generated outrage. The legendary coach with six Super ...

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President Donald Trump suggested this week that the federal government should take over certain states' elections, in clear violation of the Constitution. It's a bad idea, just like it was a bad idea ...

An Orange County judge heard arguments Tuesday, Feb. 3, in a pivotal case that could force Huntington Beach to switch to district elections to give minority voters the opportunity to have more sway in ...

Bill Belichick obviously should not have to wait in line to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but at least he has company. Bill Walsh was not elected on the first ballot. Bill Parcells waited ...

From calls for his Republican party to "nationalize" voting to his repeated false claims of a stolen election, President Donald Trump is ramping up attacks on the electoral system ahead of this year's ...

A practical guide for expanding your circle, with advice from sociable people. By Laura Regensdorf Laura Regensdorf lives in Brooklyn with her hound mix, Pina, who has turned out to be a great ...

The Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, introduced by House Administration Committee Chairman Representative Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, would establish federal requirements for voter ID, mail‑in ...