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Securityweek has a look at the bits of HR1 with digital election security implications running:
The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has unveiled its first Bill: HR1, dubbed the 'For the People Act'. It has little chance of getting through the Republican-controlled Congress, and even less chance of being signed into law by President Trump.
Nevertheless, HR1 lays down a marker for current Democrat intentions; and it is likely that some of the potentially bi-partisan elements could be spun out into separate bills with a greater chance of progress.
One of these is likely to include the section on election security. This has been a major issue since the meddling by Russian-state hackers in the 2016 presidential election, and the subsequent realization on how easy it would be for interested parties (both foreign hackers and local activists) to influence election outcomes.
I'm all for secure and accountable elections but the feds are going to need to be careful and deliberate in what they mandate vs. what they place conditions for funding on. They do have significant authority as far as election laws go but their power is more deep than broad; most specifics are legally up to the states. Just because something is a good idea doesn't mean they currently have the legal authority necessary to do it.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 06 2019, @11:40PM (2 children)
me: Without photos, there is no way to tell ... we can't know.
you: There is no evidence
Um, yeah, because we don't take photos and in some cases don't even ask for an ID. We aren't trying to collect evidence, and then you say there isn't any. Well of course!!! WTF. (goes to flip tables...)
FYI though: It is probable that a senate seat in New Hampshire was stolen in 2016 due to out-of-state people from Massachusetts voting in New Hampshire.
The counting problems, such as the blatant misbehavior in Broward County every election, don't have obvious fixes. There, witnesses have seen things like teams of people working to fill out unclaimed ballots. I suppose you could mandate that all ballot boxes be watched on uninterrupted streaming video, but that doesn't solve the problem of what to do when the video is interrupted or when it shows a bunch of ballots being destroyed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 06 2019, @11:47PM
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(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Friday January 11 2019, @10:44PM
No, it's not probable. Read the voting laws in the state, instead of propaganda blogs in the right wing echo chamber.