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GOP Seeks to Close Federal Election Agency
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Yahoo! News/Wall Street Journal
Posted: July 24th, 2017
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gop-seeks-close-federal-elect...
House Republicans are seeking to defund the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, the sole federal agency that exclusively works to ensure the voting process is secure. The defunding move comes as the EAC is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to examine an attack late last year on the agencys computer systems by a Russian-speaking hacker. The Election Assistance Commission said in December it was working with federal law enforcement agencies to investigate the potential breach and its effects. The commission provides election-management guidelines and develops specifications for certifying voting systems, though responsibility for administering elections ultimately falls to state and local governments. The hacking probe is being conducted at the same time the FBI is undertaking a broader investigation into Russia meddling in the 2016 presidential election, including attempts to get into state election databases, and whether anyone working with President Donald Trumps campaign colluded in the effort. Mr. Trump and his campaign have denied any collusion with Russian hacking. The hack appeared to include a breach of the EACs administrative-access credentials as well as access to nonpublic reports on flaws in voting machines, according to ... an analyst with cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
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