Corrected, 11:59 a.m. | A bipartisan group of more than three dozen former and current election officials, members of Congress and Cabinet secretaries is calling for increased federal funding for election security to counter cyberthreats.
In a letter to the House and Senate shared first with CQ Roll Call, members of the National Council on Election Integrity are seeking at least $400 million in fiscal 2024 for election security grants.
“Foreign and domestic bad actors have demonstrated the capacity to cast doubt on the legitimacy of a safe and secure election through advanced AI-fueled disinformation, cyber attacks on registration systems, malign finance operations, and targeting of electrical systems during critical voting or tabulation periods,” the group wrote. “The lack of adequate federal funding to match the cyber threat has left our election system at increasing risk.”
