A group of congressional Democrats is making a renewed push for cybersecurity in the 2020 election in anticipation of attempted Russian interference, including requiring paper ballots
Twelve Democratic senators and an independent who caucuses with them -- including several presidential candidates -- introduced legislation Wednesday that would require hand-marked paper ballots and"statistically rigorous" cybersecurity audits for federal elections. Presidential candidates Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Kamala Harris of California cosponsored the measure.
"The administration refuses to do what it takes to protect our democracy, so Congress has to step up. Our bill will give voters the confidence they need that our elections are secure."The bill comes after another Democratic Senate presidential hopeful, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, accused the White House of stonewalling her 2017 election security bill, which would have also required paper ballots.
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