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Feds push local election officials to boost security ahead of 2024

GCN

Local election officials are encouraged to beef up their cybersecurity practices to safeguard their voting systems against potential threats heading into the 2024 presidential race.

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How Politics Wastes Tax Dollars in Tax Incentives

Barrett & Greene

And we’ve emerged with a sense of frustration with many of the nation’s elected officials who boast to the public about businesses they’ve attracted with incentives even when there’s ample evidence that, for the most part, they aren’t the real motivation for corporate site decisions. There’s more.

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Virginia election officials change process for removing dead people from voter rolls

GCN

A computer coding error in Virginia's Department of Elections voting system failed to flag less obvious death records, leading to deceased people remaining on voter lists. But now registrars can submit obituaries to clean up voter rolls.

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Arctic Wolf CISO Outlines Election Security Measures

State Tech Magazine

With election security a top concern, Arctic Wolf commissioned the Center for Digital Government to survey over 130 state and local government leaders about their perceived state of readiness. StateTech talked to Arctic Wolf CISO Adam Marrè about the survey findings and how election officials and IT leaders can safeguard the vote.

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How State and Local Government Can Bolster Election Security

GovLoop

They need to build a voter registration database, secure the voting machines, and then tally votes accurately — all in the face of potential disruptions from malicious actors, foreign and domestic. A Changing Landscape The threat landscape around elections has evolved in recent years, with increasing risks to security and privacy.

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State Policies and How They Impact Us

ASPA National Weblog

Many things have sparked a renewed interest in the vetoing process as I think about accountability and holding elected officials to a higher standard while they make decisions for those who vote them in. I assumed that if I voted, the official would have my best interest in mind. Some good, some not so good.

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Election officials have been largely successful in deterring cyber threats, CISA official says

GCN

Public-private partnerships and enhanced resource sharing activities have been key to defending against outside threats to voting systems, according to the head of CISA’s National Risk Management Center.