Tom Westphal

Tom Westphal studies at Stanford Law School, and is an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves. He has served as an official observer during elections in Ukraine, Tajikistan, and around the United States.

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Healthy Elections Project

Defining Voter Intimidation: Six Battleground States

Krithika Iyer, Mathew Simkovits, Adriana Stephan, Tom Westphal, Amanda Zerbe Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 11:10 AM

How do six battleground states define and attempt to prevent voter intimidation?

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Election Security

Don’t Let COVID-19 Eclipse Election Security Concerns

Alex Zaheer, Tom Westphal Thu, May 7, 2020, 8:00 AM

The failure to secure digital election systems would be a glaring concern in any election year. COVID-19 will only exacerbate these issues.

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