Tag: election security

Congress presses Voting System CEOs on reliability of voting machines

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn on January 28, 2020 cybersecurity, election security, national security

With less than 41 weeks until the 2020 presidential election, Congress continues to grapple with the challenge of election vulnerability.

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Experts urge lawmakers to put resources into election security

By Sara Wilson and Alec Bose on November 25, 2019 2020 Presidential Election, campaign, election security

Democratic lawmakers are urging action to ensure heightened defenses against election interference, although it seems unlikely that any House-passed legislation will land on the president’s desk in time for the 2020 election.

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China is a bigger threat to elections than Russia, officials say

By Chiara Vercellone on October 23, 2019 2016 election, 2020 Presidential Election, department of justice, dhs, election security, FBI, russia, US-China

China has become a bigger threat to the 2020 Presidential election than Russia, and its tactics to influence voting outcomes are different, top federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on safeguarding elections.

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Securing elections against cyberattacks not so easy, experts say

By Chiara Vercellone on October 1, 2019 cybersecurity, election security, house judiciary committee, presidential election

Experts say securing the election system will require new training of local, state and federal enforcement officials, installing updated software and possibly a new ballot system.