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Cybersecurity and elections very seriously. At the same time we face many other challenges to ensure every vote counts if we count both. Some of the challenges are the direct result of human action related to Older Technology and as we have seen in the past even face risks from natural events such as major storms. I would like each of you to comment on how you would rate the current cybersecurity risk in the upcoming election as it relates to other issues. From my perspective, my entire orientation and of my organization it is looking at the cybersecurity risks and threats and so all of the other things youve talked about our outside of our purview with one exception which is the Contingency Planning that the state and other jurisdictions and local jurisdictions are encouraged to do under the voluntary system guidelines can also protect against these other kinds of na ....
Every voter gets a ballot and they can choose to mail that ballot in our drop the ballot off at a site or go went early to an early voting site as mr. Wallace mentioned or they can go on election day to a voting center. I dont mean to interrupt but to clarify and organize someone wants to vote in the Elections Office on election day they can stand in the booth and vote. Anybody can do that. Some people dont because its easier to mail it. I think the states are learning from that experience and trying to figure out whats best for their state. Oregon and washington and colorado and other states and their particular systems. Also importantly brought up the notes between the Voter Registration system and the Voting Machines and tabulation devices themselves and particularly with mail voting its very important because ....
I will recognize myself for an Opening Statement and then the Ranking Member. We are here to look at election security. Its hard to imagine a bipartisan issue. Its what president Abraham Lincoln meant when he said a government by the people. When our citizens vote, they not only elect their leaders, they choose a direction and set priorities for the nation. Elections with integrity strengthen democracy and confer legitimacy and public trust in government. Concerns with earlier systems have the passage of the 2002 help america vote act. This requires the National Institute of standards and technology for which we have jurisdiction to work with the Assistance Commission to work on the technical and ....
Should be required to protect her children and report child abuse if they no were suspected to be occurring. That is always been law of the land but sadly our recent court of appeals decision ignored decades of precedent. Lets see that matter straight. Lets get it straightened out. Protect every single child in new mexico. [applause] in addition to making sure children are safe we must ensure they are well cared for and provided safety nets that is why i support expanding the breakfast after the bell Program BeyondJust Elementary School to middle and High School Students as well. We will continue to expand the Summer Food Program because a little ones deserve to look forward to the summer break, not dreaded out of fear that they we will be happy. ....
Climate change. That is the major challenge of the 21st century. Time is past where humankind thought it could selfishly draw on inexhaustible resources. We know now the world is not a commodity, it is not a source of revenue. It is a common good, it is our heritage. The consequences of Climate Change are fully known now. Were not talking about theories anymore. Were talking about certainties. If nothing is done, then we are talking about increasing temperatures for degrees by the end of the century. A need to stay below the threshold of two degrees. We are also fully aware of the consequences. It would mean we would certainly see the disappearance of many island states in the indian ocean and the pacific, and huge damage to the coastlines of all continents. The 25 cities that in 2015 had more than 10 million inhabitants 19 are located on the coastline. A huge number of individuals are directly threatened by the consequences of gl ....