As Nov. 5 approaches, we asked state CIOs what role they play in keeping elections fair, valid and cyber-safe.
Officials in the consolidated city-county of Butte-Silver Bow are investigating issues that led to a recount after the June 4 primary. Computer software safeguards are among potential corrective measures, the county clerk and recorder said.
The New Hampshire Secretary of State said officials found and had a forensic expert take out a Ukrainian anthem alert that had been inserted into a voter registration database in development. The project went live in April, months later.
Burlington County, N.J., election officials are providing voters with an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the county’s new voting machines prior to the 2024 general election.
The Cyber Navigator Internship Program, led by the University of Virginia, connects students at several schools with local governments. Established in 2021, it helps election offices strengthen their cybersecurity.
The exercise is an effort by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to reassure voters that voting computers can be trusted, along with upcoming testing to ensure they’re faithfully recording votes.
In Broward and Palm Beach counties and elsewhere, the sheer number of visitors to county elections websites delayed results reporting. Actual tabulation of ballots, which is not done online, was unaffected.
Clark County, home to 70 percent of Nevada voters, implemented the centralized system last year, but on Saturday, the state’s remaining counties were added. Nevada now has one database for voter registration information statewide.
Officials in Ottawa County are beefing up their elections results web page before the Nov. 5 general election, after a large number of visitors sent it offline for more than an hour during the Aug. 6 primary.
A retest Tuesday of Laramie County machines used to count absentee and recount ballots wrapped with no errors. A lawsuit from the Wyoming Republican Party was among the factors leading to the new test.
