Five ways Americans can keep their vote secure and accurate

New voting options, a contentious race and a global pandemic have turned the 2020 presidential race into an election unlike any other in modern memory. Where, when and how to vote is a complicated, individual decision that depends on how votes are counted in your state, your risk factors for COVID and a variety of other variables. J. Alex Halderman , a University of Michigan professor of computer science and engineering and one of the nation's foremost experts on election security, offers tips that can help Americans ensure that their votes are recorded accurately and securely. Avoid voting methods that don't have a paper trail It's well known that electronic voting machines are vulnerable to hacking-even if they're not connected to the internet. And electronic voting machines that don't provide paper verification offer no way to verify that your vote has been recorded correctly. There's also no way to recount votes in the event of an error or malfunction. Halderman demonstrated this in a collaboration with the New York Times in 2018.