Concerns About 2020 Election Meddling Continues

Paper-ballot-backed elections are the solution.

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Election cybersecurity will remain a hot topic going forward — even beyond 2020. See this Washington Post story, Trump’s embrace of conspiracy theories could endanger 2020.

I see the real answer is disconnecting the election tabulation and voter rolls from the larger cybergrid. And, having a back-up paper ballot is key. Even with paper ballots, there is so much citizen mistrust of government, many think "dead people are voting," etc.

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Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.