Voter Security
The Election Assistance Commission and the Help America Vote Act
Since the 2016 Federal election, voters have had lingering questions about the accuracy and integrity of American elections and what election officials are doing to increase election security. Such questions are fair and indicative of an engaged electorate who want to protect the fundamental bedrock of American democracy: the right to vote. While significant strides have been made since the last presidential election, election security has long been a priority for election officials. In fact, layers of security are built into the election process. From chain of custody and access control to system access logs and result auditing, election officials…
