From the Capital Broadcasting Company (WRAL.com) by Kevin Collier;

US states and territories given $380 million in combined federal funds for election upgrades last year only spent 8.1% of that money in the first six months it was available, the agency responsible for distributing the funds said on Thursday.

That money was distributed as part of a 2018 bill, which was passed after Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen warned it is a “national security concern” that US elections can’t be audited with paper ballots.

Security experts have in recent years called for major elections to have a physical paper trail so a trustworthy audit can be performed.

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