Disasters at America’s Polling Places
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
USA
Categories Via RSS |
News
Politics
Publication Date |
Feb 06, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:17:41

On Monday, at the Iowa caucuses, a new smartphone app was used to report the results from each precinct. The app proved faulty, leading to a catastrophic failure to collect and report vote totals. In theory, advances in voting technology make voting easier and more accessible. In practice, they have introduced new vulnerabilities that can be exploited to suppress or undermine the will of the voters. Sue Halpern joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the recent history of voter suppression and malfunctions at polling places and whether the 2020 election can be saved.

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