Talk of election security is good, but we still need more money to solve the problem
Summary: Six Secretaries of State testified to Congress about election security ahead of November's Presidential election, covering disinformation, foreign influence and poll worker protection. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes asked for additional funding, noting Congress allocated only $55 million in federal grant dollars to states this year while presidential and Congressional candidates spent $14 billion on their campaigns.
Why it matters: States are asked to defend voting machines, online vote-tallying systems and disinformation campaigns on $55 million in federal grants, against $14 billion in campaign spending - and Arizona has already imposed a hiring freeze for lack of federal funding.
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