Given recent threats and breaches, should US election security be a top national priority?

[SolitarySolace]

The White House has released four collections of documents concerning election integrity: Electronic voting and ballot-counting systems: Intelligence assessments warn that foreign adversaries and other groups may have the capability to compromise election infrastructure, especially centralized voter databases, electronic pollbooks, election websites, voting machines, and ballot-counting systems. The release also includes intelligence concerning methods allegedly developed by Venezuela’s Maduro regime to digitally alter vote totals. China’s acquisition of American voter data: The documents concern China’s alleged acquisition of as many as 220 million U. S. voter files, including names, addresses, phone numbers, party preferences, and other personal information, as well as intelligence about efforts to exploit that data. Michigan voter-registration investigation: FBI and state-police records address an alleged fraudulent voter-registration operation in Muskegon involving applications reportedly signed in other people’s names, registrations for nonexistent individuals, and incentives tied to the number of applications submitted. These remain allegations requiring full investigation and prosecution where crimes can be proven. Noncitizens on state voter rolls: A Department of Homeland Security review reportedly identified approximately 278,000 noncitizens registered for federal elections within the records it examined, raising questions about voter-roll accuracy, citizenship verification, and cooperation between federal and state authorities. Together, these documents address foreign cyber threats, compromised voter information, alleged registration fraud, and inaccurate voter rolls. Regardless of political affiliation, should protecting the integrity and security of American elections be treated as a national priority?

election integrity- https://www.whitehouse.gov/election-integrity/

Yes

No

[sage2021]

With everything that you wrote, I don't believe that it's possible to ever have a fair and accurate presidential election ever again.

I'm probably going over my head here, because I am in the dark about voter ID's - don't the voters have to have a voter ID 🪪 card they have to show? Which is really just a driver's license right or ID card from where we get our driver's license?

The reason I am bringing this up is because in my State, the clerk's where we take the test and obtain our driver's license and ID cards are giving them to illegals that aren't able to pass the test.

My late boyfriend observed this happening when he went to renew his driver's license. He overheard the conversation at the window next to his and saw the clerk give an illegal alien a driver's license when he didn't pass the test.

Is this something else that needs to be looked at?

I've seen notifications on my phone about a lot of people having to take the written test again because they didn't pass the test and obtained a driver's license ID card.

[SolitarySolace]

@sage2021 Those are good questions. Election security isn’t all-or-nothing. The fact that vulnerabilities exist doesn’t mean every election result is invalid—it means we should continue strengthening safeguards to make elections as secure and trustworthy as possible.

As for voter ID, the rules vary by state. A driver’s license or state ID is not, by itself, proof that someone is a U. S. citizen. That’s why many people support additional citizenship verification for voter registration, along with accurate voter rolls, auditable paper records, and secure election systems. The goal isn’t to discourage eligible citizens from voting—it’s to make sure every legal vote is counted accurately and that the public can have confidence in the outcome.

[strateguy632]

yes we need specially trained task forces watching and catching those democrat cheaters so they can't say 'no evidence of cheating'. this expense and priority is more important than most government deparements. it is the characteristic of a republic. and yes they will catch a few republicans too but that is not the urgenccy.

[exitseven]

Yes, having fair elections is an important part of out Constitutional Republic. If citizens no longer feel like they have a voice then the whole thing begins to unravel.

[strateguy632]

yes. it real voting, is an essential characteristic.

[Dargil]

As of yesterday, I think it already is.

[fishbone77]

100%. Pass the SAVE act.