Electoral security

Election systems to be treated as 'critical infrastructure' – Homeland Security Dept.

The White House has announced it is considering categorizing election systems as critical infrastructure. The declared intention to increase federal funding for protecting voting rights comes as Texas loosens discriminatory voter ID laws.

Amid concerns over cybersecurity risks to electoral systems, heightened by the recent hack of Democratic National Committee computers, President Barack Obama’s national security team is looking to improve the security of voting systems, Associated Press reported.

Classifying the election system as critical infrastructure would elevate it to the same levels of protection that electrical and banking systems receive. However, this could prove to be easier said than done.