The Senate found Russia targeted election systems in all 50 states ... but McConnell blocked bill to beef up election security, saying it’s unnecessary
State election officials are anxious and underfunded, some running systems with outdated software and scrounging for replacement parts off e-Bay.
“Leader McConnell, let me read you that sentence,” Schumer said from the Senate floor, citing Mueller’s testimony Wednesday before the House committees about Russian interference. “’They’re doing it as we sit here, and they expect to do it in the next campaign.’” In 2018, 10 states had more than half of their jurisdictions using machines without a paper trail, which cybersecurity experts have warned are vulnerable to hacking and must be replaced.
“Obviously, it’s very important that we maintain the integrity and security of our elections,” McConnell said Thursday.The Kentucky Republican halted a bipartisan effort ahead of the 2018 election to beef up state election systems. It stalled again this year. Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, the lead GOP sponsors of the bill, said while much is being accomplished, the legislation is “still needed, because long-term you want to make sure it’s not dropped.”
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