Misinformation and disinformation continue to fuel both cyber and physical threats against election administrators, officials told Congress.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said his state's voting machine standards go further than the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's VVSG 2.0, which didn't ban Wi-Fi capabilities.

The first-in-the-nation policy allows independent researchers to look for flaws in voter registration websites across the state's 88 counties.

Some state election officials at a federal cybersecurity conference said they're happy to see progress toward sustainable funding, but others remain dubious.