State election officials gathered this week in Washington, D.C., to drill for cyberattacks, study ransomware and learn how to work with ethical hackers.
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Secretaries of State meet to discuss preparedness ahead of 2020 elections
Election officials convened in the nation’s capitol this week to test and discuss their preparations for the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Virginia House approves significant absentee voting expansion
There have been some major voting changes approved by Virginia’s House of Delegates Thursday. Amongst others, they allow counting of late absentee ballots.
West Virginia plans to make smartphone voting available to disabled
West Virginia is moving to become the first state to allow people with disabilities to use technology that would allow them to vote with their smartphones.
Election officials get training before 2020 voting begins
Ahead of the last presidential election major topics for officials were voter registration, identity theft and ballot design. This year it’s security.
Republican-led bill aims to secure voter registration against external attacks
The Republican-led bill seeks to update a long-standing federal election law and secure voter registration databases from foreign hacking attempts.
Arizona ‘ballot harvesting’ law discriminates against minority voters
Arizona violated the Voting Rights Act by barring voters from delivering the early ballots of others, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
A simple step to boost election security governments aren’t doing
Local governments across the United States could perform a simple upgrade to strengthen voters’ confidence: use websites that end in .gov.
USC to hold election cybersecurity events in every state
The University of Southern California announced Monday that it is launching a 50-state series of election cybersecurity conferences for stakeholders.
Election Officials To Convene Amid Historic Focus On Voting And Interference
Top election officials from all 50 states are meeting in Washington this week to prepare for 2020. This comes amid worries of possible foreign interference.