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Situation Room: AI as a Social Media Threat Multiplier
Published July 21, 2026
The conversation about artificial intelligence of late tends to center on national security, but the intersection of generative AI and social media is a more ... Read more
Planning Desk, Week E-15: Equipment Readiness Check Part 2: Pre-election Testing of Hardware
Published July 21, 2026
Elections operate on a complex series of systems, where a single failure can cascade. Ballot-marking devices (BMDs), tabulators, e-pollbooks, scanners, printers, batteries, and cables all ... Read more
Resource Library: Can You Trust What You’re Seeing? Tools for Your AI Toolbelt
Published July 21, 2026
The rapid rise of AI-generated content on social media presents a practical challenge for election officials: how to quickly determine whether something is authentic and ... Read more
Plan First, Panic Never: Election Day Disruptions
Published July 16, 2026
Evacuations and breakdowns and rumors, oh my! You don’t know what it is yet, but you do know there’s always something on Election Day. Whether ... Read more
Planning Desk, Week E-16: Pre-Election Testing of Software
Published July 15, 2026
Election administration relies on a complex web of technologies, systems, and processes that share and transfer data. Every point that creates, stores, or transfers election ... Read more
Newsletter: Issue 23
Published July 15, 2026
In this edition of the Election Security Exchange Newsletter: Situation Room: The case of a New Mexico candidate sentenced to 80 years for orchestrating targeted ... Read more
Situation Room: An Election Defeat Led to Targeted Shootings and Murder-for-Hire
Published July 14, 2026
Even in a period when we have experienced increased political violence in our country – assassinations, attempted assassinations, and efforts to violently reject election results ... Read more
Planning Desk, Week E-17: Don’t wait to communicate!
Published July 9, 2026
Election officials routinely face the possibility of last-minute changes to their election data, systems, or processes due to court orders, new legislation, candidate withdrawals or ... Read more
Situation Room: Security Review of Recent Statewide Primaries
Published July 9, 2026
Since our review of the first primaries of the 2026 election cycle, another 15 states voted, and election officials confronted several new security challenges. In ... Read more
Newsletter: Issue 22
Published July 9, 2026
In this edition of the Election Security Exchange Newsletter: Situation Room: A look back at the second round of primaries in 2026 underscores the importance ... Read more