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The 16 agencies are the: Central Intelligence Agency; Defense Intelligence Agency; Federal Bureau of Investigation; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; National Reconnaissance Office; National Security Agency/ Central Security Service; U.S. Department of Energy; U.S.
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urging state and local governments to be "vigilant and seek cybersecurity assistance from DHS."4 In late December 2016, as the extent of Russian activities became apparent, President Barack Obama invoked sanctions against Russia for its efforts to disrupt the presidential election.5 In early 2017, the nation's election systems were given critical infrastructure status.6 system that is used to collect, process, and store data related to elections and election administration. In addition to voter registration systems and public election websites, election systems include voting systems (the means through which voters cast their ballots)
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ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES Unlike other nations, the United States has no centralized, nationwide election authority. The Constitution leaves it to individual states to run and regulate elections, but Congress may make regulations that supersede state regulations on the conduct of federal contests.7 Motivated to make participation easier and election administration more efficient, some states have introduced new approaches to voting, such as in-person early voting, vote centers, and voting by mail.
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For this study, the committee examined the various election systems in use in the United States, the diverse parties involved in the administration of elections, research on elections, the availability of resources, and structural gaps. To create a system of voting for the future, the committee makes the following recommendations.8 8 The initial digit in each numbered recommendation refers to the number of the chapter in this report in which the associated topic is discussed.
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Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and state officials any detected efforts to probe, tamper with, or interfere with voter registration systems.
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Elec tion Assistance Commission, to develop security standards and verification and validation protocols for electronic pollbooks in addition to the standards and verification and validation proto cols they have developed for voting systems. 4.8 Election administrators should routinely assess the security of electronic pollbooks against a range of threats such as threats to the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of pollbooks.
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uthorize and fund the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to a develop voluntary certification standards for voter registration databases, electronic pollbooks, chain-of-custody procedures, and auditing; and b.
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5.3 The U.S. Election Assistance Commission should closely monitor the expenditure of funds made available to the states for elec tion security through the 2018 omnibus appropriations bill to ensure that the funds enhance security practices and do not simply replace local dollars with federal support for ongoing activities.11 The U.S.
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12 Risk-limiting audits examine individual randomly selected paper ballots until there is sufficient statistical assurance to demonstrate that the chance that an incorrect reported outcome escaping detection and correction is less than a predetermined risk limit. 13 Inclusive of transmission via email or fax or via phone lines.
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h 6.2 The U.S. Election Assistance Commission, with assistance from the national associations of state and local election administra tors, should encourage, develop, and enhance information tech nology training programs to educate state and local technical staff on effective election administration.
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RECOMMENDATIONS ON SECURING THE FUTURE OF VOTING 7.1 Congress should provide appropriate funding to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to carry out the functions assigned to it in the Help America Vote Act of 2002 as well as those articulated in this report.
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It also requires a commitment of appropriate resources. Representative democracy only works if all eligible citizens can participate in elections, have their ballots accurately cast, counted, and tabulated, and be confident that their ballots have been accurately cast, counted, and tabulated.
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