White House blocks bill that would protect elections
Source: Yahoo News
WASHINGTON — A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation’s defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the Senate at the behest of the White House, which opposed the proposed legislation, according to congressional sources.
The Secure Elections Act, introduced by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., in December 2017, had co-sponsorship from two of the Senate’s most prominent liberals, Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., as well as from conservative stalwart Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and consummate centrist Susan Collins, R-Me.
Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., was set to conduct a markup of the bill on Wednesday morning in the Senate Rules Committee, which he chairs. The bill had widespread support, including from some of the committee’s Republican members, and was expected to come to a full Senate vote in October. But then the chairman’s mark, as the critical step is known, was canceled, and no explanation was given.
As it currently stands, the legislation would grant every state’s top election official security clearance to receive threat information. It would also formalize the practice of information-sharing between the federal government—in particular, the Department of Homeland Security—and states regarding threats to electoral infrastructure. A technical advisory board would establish best practices related to election cybersecurity. Perhaps most significantly, the law would mandate that every state conduct a statistically significant audit following a federal election. It would also incentivize the purchase of voting machines that leave a paper record of votes cast, as opposed to some all-electronic models that do not. This would signify a marked shift away from all-electronic voting, which was encouraged with the passage of the Help Americans Vote Act in 2002.
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And you're welcome for the video! 
This should be a headline on every MSM outlet/newspaper through November, until they fix this.
“Paper is not antiquated,” Lankford says. “It’s reliable.”
I haven't been to a civics class in at least 60 years so maybe something has changed that I didn't get the memo on. 
What rethugs stand for!! 
And my hate grows everyday!!!!!!!
the nation and the people of the nation. Our elections have been hacked, placing our democracy and the republic at risk. The person living in the White House and his administration have consistently opposed/ rescinded those safety issues for the nation and the people. He adds to the danger on a daily basis. And it appears that there is no way we can stop this because Congress is complicit in the destruction of all safety standards, including our national elections. This is ludicrous! What is wrong with this picture? One can only conclude that America is not America anymore. The loss of the nation's safety standards breaks my heart 
and boggles my mind 
I'm not giving up on America, I just don't believe the solutions for this nightmare will be found at the ballot box nor within our current framework of government. 
These RW dipshits will be going all out covering their silly, stupid ashes this November and 2020. But doesn't matter, 2016 taught us Democrats a huge, huge lesson about dirty and treasonous RW operatives of Russia. I hope.
