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Paper trails and random audits could secure all elections – don't save them just for recounts in close races

  • Written by Eugene Vorobeychik, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Paper trails and random audits could secure all elections – don't save them just for recounts in close racesRecounting very close races is not enough to ensure election integrity.AP Photo/Ben Finley

As states begin to receive millions of federal dollars to secure the 2018 primary and general elections, officials around the country will have to decide how to spend it to best protect the integrity of the democratic process. If voters don’t trust the...

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