Election security, misinformation threats loom large ahead of the US midterms
The FBI and CISA say election infrastructure is secure, but threat actors have other ways to undermine confidence in the US midterm elections.
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The FBI and CISA say election infrastructure is secure, but threat actors have other ways to undermine confidence in the US midterm elections.
Credit: (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) File photo Editor’s note: This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. The article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. New Jersey officials estimate that replacing the state’s aged fleet of voting machines could cost between $60 million and $80 million. Add to that the price tag for new technology that would enable early in-person voting — a 2021 priority for state policymakers — and taxpayers could be looking at a $100 mil...