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The Future of Elections: Is it Time for an Overhaul?

Free and fair democratic elections are in big trouble. Once the bedrock concept of a functioning democracy, elections are overdue for an overhaul. People on all sides of the political spectrum believe that the existing system is ailing, as they look out at the 2020 presidential race, and some believe we need to rethink the future of elections.

Many of the challenges that now plague the electoral system are new. The U.S. founders could not have predicted how radically technology and culture would change over 200 years.

The list of problems that people see may yet grow, but it currently includes foreign meddling in elections via illegal hacking, and using social media to spread conspiracy theories and disinformation.

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The Future of Elections: Is it Time for an Overhaul? | Prescient The U.S. founders could not have predicted how radically technology and culture would change, affecting the future of elections. Here are a few of the ways that new technologies and cultural practices could make future elections more trustworthy.