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Interference in elections / Kristina Lyn Heitkamp, book editor.

by Heitkamp, Kristina Lyn, editor.

New York : Greenhaven Publishing, [2019]

Series:

Current controversies

Description:

176 pages ; 23 cm

Contents:

Foreword -- Introduction -- Should we replace voting machines with paper ballots? Overview: America's electronic voting systems are easy targets / Brian Barrett ; Paper is the quick and easy fix for hackable voting machines / Taylor Armerding ; Government officials attempt to secure future elections with paper / Timothy B. Lee ; Paper audits are necessary for secure automated vote counting / Vanessa Teague ; Blame how data is processed, not the machines / Steve Ragan ; The issues with electronic voting machines are fixable / Bruce Schneier ; Voting machines were not hacked, but voters were attacked / Richard Forno -- Did Russia's interference influence the 2016 US election? Overview: The Russian involvement in the 2016 election is complicated / Nilagia McCoy ; Russia's misinformation warfare influenced American minds / Molly McKew ; Russia's interference spotlights weaknesses in US election process / Donna Brazile ; Russia's ambassador refutes Russian interference accusations / Tasnim News Agency ; Russia ignores the threat of sanctions for election interference / Charles Maynes -- Are social media and fake news responsible for 2016 election interference? Overview: Social media has changed the way we discuss politics / Sam Sanders ; Social media filters and algorithms influence voters / Alex Hern ; Social media is not good for Democracy / Gordon Hull ; Social media sites should have to disclose political advertising files / Alex Howard and John Wonderlich ; Blaming social media companies is a slippery slope / Paul Levinson ; Voters should hold themselves accountable for their voting choices / Benjamin van Loon ; Social media is a part of modern life--we just need to learn how it fits into elections / Jordan Hollinger -- Is election interference just part of the game of politics? Overview: Russia has a long history of meddling in elections around the world / Dennis Publishing Limited ; America's outrage over Russian meddling is a double standard / Damon Linker ; Finally, Russia successfully interfered in a US election / Casey Michel ; Stealing elections is business as usual / Stephen M. Walt ; An open and fair government can uphold election integrity / Alex Howard ; The blame for interference in the 2016 election falls on many heads / Philip Ewing ; The Foreign Agents Registration Act and how it can combat interference / Melissa Yeager -- Organizations to contact.

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