Election security

During remarks about why he supports stronger voter identification laws in Maine, former Maine Republican governor and current 2022 GOP candidate for that office, claimed without firm evidence that a group from Massachusetts was bussed into Maine to vote during his time as mayor of Waterville, Maine. “They stayed at a hotel in Waterville overnight, voted and left the next…

Former Maine Gov. Paul lePage claimed in an event last Thursday that voters from Massachusetts were brought up to Maine to cast ballots in Maine when they weren’t supposed to.

Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting system breaches that election security experts say pose a heightened risk to future elections.

President Trump fired Chris Krebs, who headed election cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security, on Tuesday after he debunked claims of fraud and hacking in the election. Nellie Gorbea, the Rhode Island secretary of state and an expert on election security, told LX News that his firing poses a danger to our country that goes beyond the election.

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar spoke to reporters Thursday about where the battleground state’s elections officials are in the ballot-counting process. Boockvar also dismissed any possibility of widespread voter fraud and stressed the security of Pennsylvania’s election system.

Security preparations were underway in Boston Monday at various businesses ahead of Election Day in the event of demonstrations.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said election security is a top priority. He’s anticipating protests around Election Day but expects everyone to be respectful.

Intelligence officials have confirmed that Russia and Iran are actively working to meddle in the upcoming U.S. election. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray said Iran and Russia have obtained voter information, and that Iran was behind recent emails to Florida voters urging them to switch parties and vote Republican.

The move comes weeks before the presidential election and as President Donald Trump continues to downplay the severity of foreign interference.

The FBI is committing to inform state officials if local election systems have been breached. That’s according to federal officials. The FBI in the past would alert local governments about attacks on their electoral systems without automatically sharing that information with the state. That meant that state officials could be left in the dark and in a position of certifying...