Thursday, February 16, 2017

State elections chiefs warn against eliminating agency that protects elections from hacking

https://thinkprogress.org/state-elections-chiefs-warn-of-the-dangers-of-eliminating-the-agency-that-protects-elections-from-c8f26edf5251#.9hyfgsc6j
"House Republicans voted this week to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the only federal agency specifically tasked with helping states protect elections from hacking. The vote split down party lines, with the three Democrats on the committee voting to save the commission and six Republicans voting to terminate it."