Electoral security

Homeland Security Working to Ensure Integrity of Election

Since the DNCLeaks scandal, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has made the phrase "rigged political system" a key theme of his campaign.

It's not entirely outside the realm of possibility that the election could be rigged—or hacked—to ensure a specific result. And that was the subject of a recent conference call between U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and elections officials from all 50 states.

The department released the following statement about the phone call:

Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson hosted a phone call with members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and other Chief Election Officials to discuss the cybersecurity of the election infrastructure. It is critically important to continue to work to ensure the security and resilience of our electoral infrastructure, particularly as the risk environment evolves...