What assistance will CISA provide to election offices under its new election-security blueprint?
CISA will offer a no-cost information-sharing platform and will assign regional directors to serve as advisers.
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What is the legal status of the National Voter Registration Act regarding voter list maintenance leading up to an election?
The National Voter Registration Act bars systematic purges within 90 days of a federal election; the Supreme Court noted this moratorium limits the potential impact of the current moves as they approach November 3.
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What are the key recommendations included in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) "Securing the Next 250" plan?
The 13-page plan, ordered by Secretary Markwayne Mullin in July, recommends treating voting systems as year-round targets, using paper ballots, running post-election manual audits, utilizing multi-factor authentication, implementing tighter access, and maintaining a year of logs.
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What specific capabilities did the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) add to the rebuilt SAVE program?
DHS rebuilt the SAVE program around Social Security numbers and other identifiers, adding bulk search and SSN lookup capabilities so that clerks could flag ineligible names.
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