The real election tech vulnerabilities in 2026

Some of the biggest vulnerabilities in election security are lying in plain sight.Why it matters: There's no credible evidence that voting-system vulnerabilities have been exploited to change election results. But researchers have found isolated flaws that threaten ballot secrecy, accurate vote recording and independent verification of results.The big picture: Voter-marked paper ballots and rigorous audits are the gold standard for trustworthy elections, election-security researchers and activists tell Axios.Researchers have challenged unfounded claims that elections were stolen through hackin