Good morning. Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and CISA Director Chris Krebs are holding a press conference in a few minutes.
I'll tweet highlights, and you can watch here:
I'll tweet highlights, and you can watch here:
We're already seeing reports of voting tech problems but *no sign of hacking*.
Voting machines down in Spalding County, GA: wsbtv.com/news/local/spa…
Machines reported down in Dallas:
E-poll book failure in Franklin County, OH:
Voting machines down in Spalding County, GA: wsbtv.com/news/local/spa…
Machines reported down in Dallas:
https://twitter.com/matthewajacob/status/1323615627295236101
E-poll book failure in Franklin County, OH:
https://twitter.com/SecLaRoseComms/status/1323597947926417409
As Secretary LaRose's office explained, Franklin County switched to paper voter lists when they couldn't get their e-poll books to work.
This is an example of the system working as designed. Resilience and backups are part of the plan!
#ElectionDay
This is an example of the system working as designed. Resilience and backups are part of the plan!
#ElectionDay
Press conference beginning now.
Wolf thanks Krebs and his team for the "countless hours of hard work" they've put into election security.
Wolf: "We recognize that protecting and securing elections is fundamental to maintaining a functioning democracy."
Wolf thanks Krebs and his team for the "countless hours of hard work" they've put into election security.
Wolf: "We recognize that protecting and securing elections is fundamental to maintaining a functioning democracy."
“Our election infrastructure is resilient," Wolf says. "We have no indications that a foreign actor has succeeded in compromising or affecting the actual votes cast in this election.” #ElectionDay
“American voters should be prepared to understand how voting might have changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic," Wolf says. "Voters should consume information responsibly by thinking critically and utilizing multiple trusted sources for their news and for their updates.”
As he begins his remarks, Krebs thanks all the poll workers “who have braved mother nature and a pandemic to ensure that we can vote safely in person today.” #ElectionDay
Krebs: “I do have confidence that the vote is secure, the count is secure, and the results will be secure.” #ElectionDay
Krebs notes that the government has mitigated foreign adversaries' attempts to interfere in the election so far.
“We’re not out of the woods yet, though," he says. "Today, in some sense, is halftime.”
#ElectionDay
“We’re not out of the woods yet, though," he says. "Today, in some sense, is halftime.”
#ElectionDay
Q: What will you do if Trump claims victory prematurely?
Wolf: “Elections are run by states, so we’re going to rely on local [and] state election officials to make sure that their ballots are counted.” Says we'll let campaigns do what they do while we do what we do.
Wolf: “Elections are run by states, so we’re going to rely on local [and] state election officials to make sure that their ballots are counted.” Says we'll let campaigns do what they do while we do what we do.
Press conference ends with Wolf and Krebs saying they both voted in person today.
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