On the recordNovember 8, 2017
17 years ago, the United States began a 2- month-long crash course in voting machines and election infrastructure. The 2000 Presidential election opened our eyes to the fact that voting equipment in most places was out-of-date and unsafe. We didn't learn the lessons of 2000, and in 2017, America's election infrastructure remains in a bad state. We must act immediately. First, we need to help all local and State governments replace their outdated paperless machines with more secure systems. Second, we need to require postelection audits of all paper records to make sure that the results tabulated by voting machines have not been hacked. Third, we need to help election officials at the local level upgrade their database and election infrastructure to protect against all cyber attacks. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting all efforts to modernize and protect our voting infrastructure and legislation dealing with cyber attacks. ____________________
