News,Events,Insights News Last-resort ballots are increasingly being rejected for technical errors in Pennsylvania. Why? April 14, 2025 There has been a growing and concerning trend in Pennsylvania’s elections: increasing rejections of provisional ballots due to minor, fixable technical errors. Kathy Boockvar spoke with Votebeat about these patterns and what might explain and … Read More… News How Trump’s ‘Conspiracy-Driven Policy Making’ Could Throw Elections Into Chaos April 1, 2025 Kathy Boockvar spoke with the Democracy Docket about President Trump’s “election integrity” executive order (EO), explaining that in addition to violating the U.S. Constitution and other federal laws, it also fails to understand the elections … Read More… News How Trump’s new Executive Order could impact elections March 27, 2025 On March 25th President Trump issued an “election integrity” executive order (EO) covering a range of election issues including documentary proof of citizenship; voting system standards; timing of mail/absentee ballot return; DOGE review of voter … Read More… News Federal cuts to information-sharing groups may damage nation’s security posture, warn officials March 13, 2025 Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with StateScoop on the threats to election security caused by the current Administration’s cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC). … Read More… News Pennsylvania awards $10.6 million contract to modernize its 22-year-old election system March 6, 2025 Kathy Boockvar was recently interviewed by the Pennsylvania Capital-Star about the recent announcement that Pennsylvania has awarded a contract with government technology provider Civix to replace and upgrade PA’s voter registration, election night reporting, campaign … Read More… News Trump’s cuts to federal cybersecurity agency CISA leave election officials worried February 27, 2025 The Trump administration has made further significant cuts to important federal cyber and election security agencies and programs, elevating risks to national and election security and presenting serious challenges for state, county and local officials. … Read More… News Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under Trump February 18, 2025 Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with NPR about the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and termination of the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force. Both these agencies … Read More… Insights Emergency Costs in the 2024 Election January 29, 2025 A new analysis by the Election Infrastructure Initiative sheds light on the significant financial strain local election officials faced during the 2024 election cycle, and the critical need for sustained, forward-thinking funding of our elections. … Read More… Insights Running to run elections January 15, 2025 Thank you to Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein for his important op ed in the Philly Inquirer, highlighting the critical role of poll workers and the reminder that in PA, some of those positions are … Read More… News 2024: Year in Review December 19, 2024 Looking back on an enormously busy and productive year, Athena Strategies is very thankful for all our friends and partners and their great work in 2024, and we are very proud of our efforts to … Read More… Insights Tech & Public Policy Democracy Fellow highlights ‘invaluable opportunities’ to connect with election integrity experts December 12, 2024 Athena Strategies is proud to spotlight Nazli Togrul, who has served as one of our outstanding Georgetown Tech & Public Policy Democracy Fellows throughout 2024. See Georgetown’s profile of her here. Nazli has played a … Read More… News Election denialism has staying power even after Trump’s win December 1, 2024 Though widespread claims of voter fraud have quieted some because President-Elect Trump won the election, the years of casting doubt on our election processes have had significant impact. Allegations, rumors, disputes, and disinformation campaigns continue, … Read More… 123…11 Next
