The Plurality Voting System Is Failing Hawaiʻi Voters

People frequently are forced to vote for someone other than their preference, keeping us in a two-party duopoly.

Uganda Holds Elections Despite Delays and Internet Blackout

Technical failures at polling places have caused disruptions, and the opposition has warned of government vote rigging amid ...

A pop star, an aging autocrat and a crackdown: What to expect from Uganda’s election

Millions of Ugandans will Thursday cast their votes in a crucial presidential rematch between a former pop star and their long-time authoritarian leader, who aims to prolong his nearly 40-year rule.
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with Copilot Vision: VS Code's Head Start and How the IDE Is Catching Up

AI space! GitHub Copilot's vision and image-based features arrived first in VS Code in February 2025 and have since become ...
KARE 11

DOJ demands Minnesota voting records, raises concerns over vouching system

ST PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Department of Justice is demanding that Minnesota send records of its voter registration process, alleging concerns with the state's vouching system. According to the ...
NBC Washington

DC's June primary will use ranked choice voting, DC Council vote decides

D.C. voters will have more of a say in who gets elected to office come June 2026. That month's primary is the first time ranked choice voting will be in place, after the D.C. Council cleared the way ...
Fox News

California governor candidate Eric Swalwell wants people to be able to 'vote by phone'

In his first TV news interview since announcing his gubernatorial campaign, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said that Californians should be able to vote using their phones in elections. "I want us to ...
Alaska Public Media

‘Inaccurate’ New York Times piece spotlights Anchorage’s electronic voting system, officials say

Anchorage municipal clerk Jamie Heinz (left) and Elections Administrator Liz Edwards stand in the Municipality of Anchorage Election Center on Nov. 14, 2025. Anchorage officials say a New York Times ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws

The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election. By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington The ...
Nature

‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text

A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world. Reading a person’s mind using a recording of their brain ...
Forbes

Using A Weighted Voting System for Equitable Estate Distribution

When an estate includes tangible personal property such as artwork, collectibles, or family heirlooms, dividing these items equally among several beneficiaries can be particularly challenging because ...
NPR

The voting system we use can determine the election winner. Here's how

Ahead of Election Day tomorrow, millions of ballots are being cast in statewide, local and special elections. So, today, we're revisiting an episode asking: What would happen if the rules of our ...