Here's a gift link for the WaPo story on the latest indictment: https://wapo.st/3qnummx

I'm frankly relieved to see the specific focus on indicting the folks harassing election workers; the Ruby Freeman case has been haunting me (cf https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/we-need-to-learn-how-to-talk-to-and-about-accidental-conspiracists/ )

#electionsecurity #trump #jan6 #electionintegrity #votingrights

(14 Aug) - Trump’s legal team connected to Georgia voting system breach: report https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4151137-trumps-legal-team-connected-to-georgia-voting-system-breach-report/ #TrumpLegalTeam #GeorgiaVotingSystem #DataBreach #ElectionSecurity #PoliticalCampaigns #Cybersecurity #Politics #News https://mastodon.sdf.org/@uspolitics/110886226767105018

Trump’s legal team connected to Georgia voting system breach: report

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4151137-trumps-legal-team-connected-to-georgia-voting-system-breach-report/

#TrumpLegalTeam #GeorgiaVotingSystem #DataBreach #ElectionSecurity #PoliticalCampaigns #Cybersecurity #Politics #News

“The Electoral Commission’s spokesperson told TechCrunch that the incident, which saw hackers access the Commission’s email, control systems, and copies of the electoral registers, may have affected as many as 40 million U.K. voters. This includes anyone who registered to vote between 2014 and 2022, as well as the names of those registered as overseas voters.”

#Elections #CyberSecurity #ElectionSecurity #PrivacyLaw

https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/08/electoral-commission-hack-40-million-uk-voters/

Election security
Expert fired by Trump talks
To special counsel

#electionsecurity #trump #specialcounsel #haiku #poetry

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/25/politics/chris-krebs-special-counsel/index.html

The briefing came the day after a congressional meeting, where Shelby Pierson, the head of #ElectionSecurity for the #ODNI, told members of the House #Intelligence Cmte that #Russia preferred #Trump in the #2020election.

…That meeting led to Trump firing his acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, & replacing him w/Richard Grenell, a loyalist.

“Election infrastructure wasn’t even designated critical infrastructure until 2017” says #CISA Director Jen Easterly speaking at #AspenCyber event this morning, talking about the actions taken to improve US #ElectionSecurity to an audience at the #AspenInstitute.
https://www.aspendigital.org/event/cybersecurity-in-perspective/

Call for papers for DEFCON is going to close today. Voting Village at DEFCON CFP will open this week. Stay tuned, announcement will come out shortly. #ElectionSecurity #NationalSecurity #ElectionIntegrity

A national program expected later this year will test the security and reliability of electronic voter check-in systems, which have been targeted by foreign governments in previous elections.

#UnitedStates #Elections #ElectionSecurity
https://apnews.com/article/election-technology-electronic-pollbooks-security-voting-f700da950199db8423a423287701db2e

The #OnlineOperationsKillChain is an important step towards building a more secure internet experience, especially as we approach the highly anticipated elections of 2021. #TheIlluminati is committed to helping protect the world’s digital infrastructure and guarantee the safety of our democracy. #ProtectOurVotes #SecureTheInternet #InfluenceOperations #ElectionSecurity http://www.techmeme.com/230317/p4#a230317p4

#kitm #ElectionSecurity This story might be worth some coverage:

"Are the feds ignoring Trump allies’ multi-state effort to access election systems? Experts raise alarms for 2024" by Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2023

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-03-09/trump-allies-effort-access-election-systems-fbi-not-investigating

@JDS There are people out there (mostly #Democrats) who won’t believe anything from #heritage #foundation #heritagefoundation #voting #electionfraud #fraud #electionsecurity

A bipartisan, multistate effort set up to thwart potential cases of #VoterFraud is under attack after #conspiracy-driven claims questioned its funding/purpose. Some, but not all, #Republican-led states are considering leaving #ERIC (Electronic Registration Information Center).

Of those surveyed, election offices in 23 states & DC said they had no intention of leaving, including 8 led or controlled by #Republicans.

#ElectionSecurity #Voting #Texas #Florida #Missouri
https://apnews.com/article/voter-fraud-election-conspiracies-trump-registration-republicans-0c8654a687e259be58b2c8ef232ad21e

#Michigan #legislation to ban guns from coming within 100 feet of polling locations and ballot counting centers got a hearing Tuesday before the state House Elections Committee. State Representative Stephanie A. Young (D-Detroit) sponsors a bill in the package. She said her bill is for #election workers who felt threatened during recent election cycles.

https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2023-02-28/house-elections-committee-considers-election-security-bills

#News #politics #ElectionLaw #ElectionSecurity #elections

Arizona's former attorney general [Mark Brnovich] concealed records debunking election fraud claims according to newly released documents. State investigators prepared a report in March 2022 stating that virtually all claims of error and malfeasance were unfounded. Brnovich left office last month without ever releasing the report.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/22/arizona-election-fraud-claims-mark-brnovich/

Brnovich appeared on The Problem with Jon Stewart in October 2022 where he refused to acknowledge that the 2020 election in Arizona was not fraudulent or stolen from Donald Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olSSqRjFdlk

#Arizona #Maricopa #Election #ElectionFraud #ElectionSecurity #Election2020 #TheBigLie #Trump #Interview #Brnovich #Stewart #JonStewart #TheProblemWithJonStewart #AppleTV #News #Politics #USPol #WaPost #YvonneWingettSanchez #IsaacStanleyBecker

@soflaadmin

And to conclude, I’ll just point to a well respected #electionsecurity #expert, @jennycohn, who #alerted us on the more than #ambiguous role #FBI #Wray played there.

To read more on what looks like a #coverup, back to the bird site again, with this #informative thread on #Florida #2016election.

It was #BreakingNews then.
#FL #flpol #FLelection

https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1438299686276792325?s=46&t=aWyIRJvHcXm4kfoyxZoaVw

#GunViolence
#ElectionSecurity
#NewMexico

https://www.cbs17.com/news/ap-democratic-officials-homes-offices-shot-up-in-new-mexico/

To all of my supporters and allies, I am deeply grateful for your unwavering belief in me and your constant support on this journey. A special shoutout to Nellwyn Thomas and Arthur Thompson for taking a chance on me and inviting me to be a part of this incredible adventure. I still can't believe everything we've accomplished this year, and I'm excited about the innovation and partnerships we'll bring in 2023!

Here are some 2022 highlights and a slideshow:
• Implemented a new security strategy and programs
• Elevated the existing team
• Hired new talent
• Got to touch the Watergate cabinet!
• Forged new relationships and friendships
• Protected the Texas Democratic Convention!
• Met Emmett Schelling, Lea DeLaria, Mayor Eric Adams, and Common!
• Finally got to meet Yael Nagler in person!
• Got to do MAGIC in person and virtually!
• Got to hang out at CISA and meet Director Jen Easterly!
• I survived the midterms!
• Attended POTUS and VPOTUS rallies!
• Visited the US Capitol
• Attended a holiday event at the White House

To my amazing team, thank you for always believing in the impossible and bringing positivity to every challenge we face. Your faith and support means the world to me.

To the sister committees and broader progressive ecosystem, thank you for your continued support and resources. Your partnership is crucial to our mission of creating a self-sustaining, engaged community focused on safety and security. Your contributions inspire us to keep working towards a better, more secure future for all. Thank you for all that you do.

And to the DNC leadership, organization, and Chair Jaime Harrison - thank you for your warmth and kindness, for treating me with dignity and respect, and for entrusting me with the critical task of safeguarding the mission. Your trust means everything to me.

I couldn't have made it this far without all of you, and I am forever grateful for your support and encouragement.

Have a safe and Happy New Year, everyone! Stay tuned for my one-year at the DNC article that will be posted on https://medium.com/democratictech in a couple of months.

#security #team #innovation #ThankYou #leadership #community #strategy #CyberSecurity #InformationSecurity #risk #RiskManagement #YearInReview2022 #infosec #ElectionSecurity #CyberDefense #partnerships

A Prince William County judge threw out a pair of lawsuits Republican activists filed seeking to undo the certification of the county’s midterm election results. “At some point we need to trust that the people we put in place to do these things are doing them,” the judge said.

#Virginia #election #ElectionSecurity

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/judge-tosses-election-integrity-lawsuits-seeking-to-undo-prince-william-county-s-already-certified-election/article_17c42c7e-7187-11ed-9510-bb817c11d65d.html

We need to do everything we can to fix the Electoral Count Act of 1887 before the GOP takes control of the House. If the holes Trump (and his seditionist cronies) tried to drive through aren’t plugged, the threat to our democracy still exists (just look at those nuts in Cochise County, Arizona, who are refusing to certify the election results). Call and e-mail your Congress people. This needs to get done…fast. #electionsecurity #ProtectYourVote