How can the United States rebuild trust in its crumbling election infrastructure?

Society · Published 7 October 2026 Swipe more like this →

In short: With election officials facing increasing attacks for performing their duties, technologist Tiana Epps-Johnson explores how a nonpartisan collaborative is working to modernize the democratic process for 240 million voters.

The video examines the urgent need to redesign election systems across all 50 states to ensure fairness and security. Tiana Epps-Johnson highlights the work of the US Alliance for Election Excellence, a group of experts including technologists and designers, who aim to improve the performance of systems that serve the nation's massive electorate.

This initiative, supported by the Audacious Project, seeks to create a more trustworthy and modern democratic framework to counter the growing instability in local and national election systems.

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