Richard Salame
Richard Salame is a Puffin Foundation writing fellow and associate editor at Type Investigations. His reporting on voting rights and election administration have appeared in The Intercept, The Nation, The Guardian, and other outlets in the US and abroad. As an investigative researcher and fact-checker his work has appeared in many outlets, including Vice, Smithsonian Magazine, and the Columbia Journalism Review.
Early Voting Was Supposed to Make Our Lives Easier. How Well Did It Work?
Votebeat and Type Investigations analyzed the number of sites, hours, and votes for the nation’s 10 most populous counties.
By Richard Salame in Votebeat.
If You Can’t Speak English, Good Luck Voting in Trump’s America
The Department of Justice has left millions of voters who need language help without government protection.
By Richard Salame in The Nation.
Trump Comes Up Empty When Pressed for Evidence of Election Fraud in Court
The Trump campaign’s 524-page response to a discovery demand turned up precisely zero instances of mail-in vote fraud.
By Richard Salame in The Intercept.
As States Struggle With Vote-by-Mail, “Many Thousands, If Not Millions” of Ballots Could Go Uncounted in November
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred states to boost vote-by-mail, raising worries that inconsistent policies could lead to problems counting mailed ballots.
By Richard Salame in The Intercept.
Georgia Lawsuit Raises Concerns About Voters’ Language Access During Primary Season — And Come November
As states move to increase access to mail-in voting during the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawsuit in Georgia highlights a potential obstacle.
By Richard Salame in Type Investigations.
Public Access to Information Suffers Under Coronavirus
The pandemic has dealt a blow to transparency.
By Richard Salame and Nina Zweig in Type Investigations.