(Mark Wilson / Getty Images) New York State certifies controversial touch-screen voting machines The New York State Board of Elections voted Wednesday to certify touch-screen voting machines for use in future elections, despite opposition. Aug 3, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
Priorities Podcast Utah’s CIO says better digital services can save residents a million hours On the Priorities podcast, Utah CIO Alan Fuller says technology will play a key role in the governor’s mandate to modernize government. Jul 12, 2023 By StateScoop Staff
(Getty Images) Kansas audit urges secretary of state to guide counties on election security Most counties reviewed had “inadequate” practices for voting and tabulation machine security, but overall security was deemed OK. Jul 7, 2023 By Colin Wood
Kim Wyman (Washington Secretary of State’s Office) CISA election security lead Kim Wyman to leave agency Wyman, who previously served as Washington state's top election official, will step down as CISA's top election security adviser. Jun 30, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) DHS to require election security spending in homeland security grants The Department of Homeland Security's main grant program will now require state and local governments to spend 3% on election security. Feb 28, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
Idaho State Capitol (Getty Images) Idaho now has a vulnerability disclosure policy for election websites The Idaho secretary of state's office created a vulnerability disclosure policy, allowing researchers to test election-related websites for potential flaws. Nov 22, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Mississippi state capitol building in Jackson (Getty Images) Mississippi election websites hit by Election Day DDoS incident Websites operated by the Mississippi secretary of state were offline for part of Election Day, though the outage did not affect voting. Nov 9, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Researchers see conspiracy theories forming around National Guard’s election work Disinformation researchers said National Guard cyber units' routine work in election security has caught the attention of conspiracy theorists. Nov 7, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Fourteen state National Guard cyber units activate ahead of election National Guard cyber units in 14 states will be on duty Election Day protecting voting-related networks from malicious activity. Nov 4, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Scoop News Group) Just 25% of election offices have moved to .gov websites A report found that just 25% of local election officials have moved their websites to the .gov domain, which is considered more trusted and secure. Oct 19, 2022 By Benjamin Freed