The 2024 Election Ended Without a Fight Over “Fraud” — But Our Voting Systems Can Still Improve
"A data analyst who formerly worked for Trump explains what needs to change. Whether you stayed up late watching returns or woke to the news on Wednesday morning, the results are finally clear: Donald Trump has won the presidency for a second time. His victory comes after a surprising turn of events, including four indictments, two assassination attempts, and a new rival after Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Biden atop the Democratic ticket. Despite massive turnout by early voters, the election itself went relatively smoothly, save for a couple of technical malfunctions and a few non-credible bomb threats to polling locations in several states, including Georgia. Still, voting analyst Ken Block believes the U.S. can stand to improve our confusing, and at times chaotic, voting process. And Block knows the system very well: He was hired by Donald Trump to investigate alleged voter fraud in 2020, and he ended up debunking those false claims — and explaining why and