WSJ: Senate Intel Prepping Report On Protecting Election Systems For Midterms

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By Tierney Sneed | February 8, 2018 5:38 pm

The Senate Intelligence Committee is aiming to release a report in the weeks to come outlining vulnerabilities in the U.S. election system it has uncovered over the course of its Russia probe, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The panel hopes to release the report in March as the 2018 primary season gets underway, according the Journal.

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report will focus on measures that state and local officials can take to protect their election systems, according to the Wall Street Journal, but will leave aside more controversial questions about Russia’s influence in the 2016 election and whether President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded in those interference efforts.

The report will not signal the conclusion of the committee’s investigation, according to lawmakers on the panel.

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/senate-intel-election-systems-protecting-midterm-report

[elleng]

1. bfd NOT!

'aiming to release a report in the weeks to come outlining vulnerabilities'

'focus on measures that state and local officials can take,'

and continue to do NOTHING.

[Amaryllis]

2. Senator Wyden did a town hall last Friday and he was all over this. He is very concerned and is

actively working on it. Some of them are much more active than others, even though we may not hear specifics on what they are doing.

[FakeNoose]

3. Congress must impound all electronic voting machines ASAP!

All US voting should be on paper ballots until further notice.
Keep the Russians (and all hackers) out of our elections NOW!

https://followmyvote.com/us-electoral-process/voting-system-vulnerabilities/

[dchill]

4. That'd be a start.

[stevepal]

5. Amen brother! Should have happened decades ago!!

[lagomorph777]

6. Die, Diebold!