House Officials: Homeland Security and Election Integrity

house officials: This week, the department's top official made it clear that, when it comes to elections, her focus is on safeguarding state and local voting systems from cyberattacks and other manipulation, according to CTV. While the U.S. Department of Justice has broad authority to investigate voter fraud claims, White House officials said previously that Homeland Security was the best agency to take over the work of the now-disbanded Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. He transferred the work of the commission investigating his claim to the Department of Homeland Security. A Justice Department official declined comment this week on whether the agency was conducting any reviews related to voter fraud, but confirmed that no voter data collected by the commission, nor analysis of the data, was given to the agency before the commission was disbanded. They and numerous state election officials were alarmed when the commission issued a broad request to states last spring for detailed information on their voters, including partial Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and voting history. The end of the commission is welcome news to voting rights advocates concerned that its ultimate goal was to promote voter-suppression efforts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.