Dear Friend,
Earlier this year, I worked to have the House pass the Securing America’s Federal Election Act.
This legislation, which I voted for, requires voting systems to have backup paper ballots to ensure election security. Without backup paper ballots, the results of our elections could be called into question should our electoral system be hacked.
It also provides $600 million in Federal funds for states and localities to improve election security, and would give states $175 million biannually to sustain and improve election infrastructure.
Robert Mueller clearly stated in his report that Russia interfered in our 2016 election. During his testimony a few weeks ago, Mueller said “They are doing it as we sit here. And they expect to do it in the next campaign."
A recent US Senate Report stated that all 50 states were targeted in 2016 and found election interference going back to 2014. This should alarm every American.
We know of at least two instances where election systems in Florida counties were hacked by Russia, and we know they were in a position to alter voter rolls. We also know that Russia had accessed 200,000 Illinois registration records in 2016.
Simply put: our electoral system is not ready for 2020 and Russia may not be the only bad actor trying to interfere next time. This is why I am working to make sure we have election security in place for the 2020 election.
We cannot put our heads in the sand, pretend there is no danger, and not improve election security. We need to act fast.
Earlier this year, I worked to have the House pass the Securing America’s Federal Election Act.
This legislation, which I voted for, requires voting systems to have backup paper ballots to ensure election security. Without backup paper ballots, the results of our elections could be called into question should our electoral system be hacked.
It also provides $600 million in Federal funds for states and localities to improve election security, and would give states $175 million biannually to sustain and improve election infrastructure.
Robert Mueller clearly stated in his report that Russia interfered in our 2016 election. During his testimony a few weeks ago, Mueller said “They are doing it as we sit here. And they expect to do it in the next campaign."
A recent US Senate Report stated that all 50 states were targeted in 2016 and found election interference going back to 2014. This should alarm every American.
We know of at least two instances where election systems in Florida counties were hacked by Russia, and we know they were in a position to alter voter rolls. We also know that Russia had accessed 200,000 Illinois registration records in 2016.
Simply put: our electoral system is not ready for 2020 and Russia may not be the only bad actor trying to interfere next time. This is why I am working to make sure we have election security in place for the 2020 election.
We cannot put our heads in the sand, pretend there is no danger, and not improve election security. We need to act fast.
Sincerely,
Eliot L. Engel
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Eliot L. Engel
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
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