Jessica Huseman

Jessica Huseman

Editorial Director

Jessica Huseman was previously the lead elections reporter for ProPublica, and helped manage the Electionland project for three federal election cycles, sharing information and tips with hundreds of newsrooms across the United States. She is an award-winning educator, and has taught at Columbia Journalism School, New York University, and wrote a high school investigative journalism curriculum in use by more than 200 high schools. Jessica is a graduate of Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, where she graduated with honors.

While voters in some counties faced long lines or minor technical errors, election administrators across the country reported no major problems.

Changes in state law since 2020 mean some states will count votes faster, and others will be slower to report.

Amid an already chaotic campaign season — marred by two apparent attempts on Trump’s life — election offices are boosting security.

Neither military nor ‘abroad,’ many residents of U.S. territories — including veterans — are left out of the presidential election.

GOP candidate describes Trump’s turbulent exit from the White House as a peaceful transfer of power. What does that say about his view of democracy?

A required hand-count of ballot totals will create more opportunity for errors, delays, and doubts about the election.

Attacks on third-party registration groups are increasing across the country. To ensure your registration gets processed with as little fuss as possible, go directly to your local elections office.

Foreign interests aren’t done trying to sow chaos and amplify American divisions

The real vulnerabilities are not the holes DEF CON uncovers, but more boring things, such as chain-of-custody procedures and oversight.

Denny Hoskins, running for secretary of state, wants to ban voting machines and switch to hand-counting ballots. One county official says it just won’t work.