Voting experts warn of ‘serious threats’ for 2024 from election equipment software breaches

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Voting experts warn of ‘serious threats’ for 2024 from election equipment software breaches

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ATLANTA (AP) — An effort to access voting system software in several states and provide it to allies of former President Donald Trump as they sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election has raised “serious threats” ahead of next year’s presidential contest, according to a group of experts who urged federal agencies to investigate.

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Christina A. Cassidy

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In the United States, a coalition comprising computer scientists, election security specialists, and voter advocacy groups has requested a federal investigation into the unauthorized access to voting system software and a comprehensive risk evaluation of the nation's voting systems following the discovery of software breaches.

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12

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2023

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The Associated Press

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Elections and Voting Systems

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https://apnews.com/article/election-security-voting-machines-software-2024-80a23479d8a767ba9333b2324c4e424b