Civic Register
| 6.14.18
Democrats Introduce Election Security Bill
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What’s the story?
In anticipation of the 2018 primaries, a group of Democratic senators have introduced a bill aimed at securing election from hackers.
The Protecting American Votes and Elections Act would:
- Require that all state and local elections produce voter-verified paper ballots that can be cross-referenced.
- For all federal elections – contested or not - state and local governments would be required to conduct audits comparing digital ballots to a random selection of paper ballots.
Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, who introduced the bill, tweeted:
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—Josh Herman
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