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Doug Bock Clark

Doug Bock Clark is a reporter in ProPublica’s South unit. He investigates threats to democracy and abuses of power throughout the region.
Cybersecurity

This cybersecurity agency is supposed to protect U.S. elections. Officials fear it’s been compromised by Trump.

President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget proposal would reduce funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency by another $700 million, which could necessitate 900 additional layoffs.

  • By Andy Mannix and Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica
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Election skeptics are running some county election boards in Georgia. A new rule could allow them to exclude decisive votes.

An examination of a new election rule in Georgia suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race.

  • By Doug Bock Clark and Heather Vogell , ProPublica
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Officials voted down a controversial Georgia election rule, saying it violated the law. Then a similar version passed.

The rule, which was pushed by nationally prominent election deniers, only changed in minor ways between being voted down in May and approved in August. Those adjustments made it even less compliant with existing law, experts say.

  • By Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica
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Some Election Officials Refused to Certify Results. Few Were Held Accountable.

A ProPublica review of local officials who refused to certify 2022 election results found that most did not face formal consequences. Experts explain what that means for the future of American elections.

  • By Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica