1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Election Security: Issues in the 2018 Midterm Elections name redacted Specialist in National Security Policy, Cyber and Information Operations name redacted Senior Specialist in Science and Technology August 16, 2018 In th
2、e wake of assessments about foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election, concerns have been mounting about the security of the 2018 midterm elections. Security efforts are complicated by the complex, multidimensional election life cycle, with each dimension involving a broad array of comp
3、onents. The main dimensions can be thought of as election administration, campaign activities, and media coverage. Traditionally, concerns about election security have focused largely on election administration. In the wake of the 2016 election, the Department of Homeland Security designated electio
4、n-administration infrastructure as a critical infrastructure (CI) subsector. That made the state and local offices and private-sector entities involved in running elections eligible for enhanced federal technical assistance and information sharing on both physical- and cyber-security. The CI designa
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