The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an apparent response to US President Donald Trump's claims of voter fraud, stating the 2020 election was the most secure to date and that no evidence supports claims of altered or fraudulent ballots.
“The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history. Right now, across the country, election officials are reviewing and double checking the entire election process prior to finalizing the result," said the CISA's joint statement with other government bodies.
“When states have close elections, many will recount ballots. All of the states with close results in the 2020 presidential race have paper records of each vote, allowing the ability to go back and count each ballot if necessary. This is an added benefit for security and resilience. This process allows for the identification and correction of any mistakes or errors. There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised."
The above sentence was bolded for emphasis in the Thursday release, jointly issued by members of the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Council and Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council Executive Committee. CISA Assistant Director Bob Kolasky sits on the latter.
“Other security measures like pre-election testing, state certification of voting equipment, and the US Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) certification of voting equipment help to build additional confidence in the voting systems used in 2020," the statement read.
“While we know there are many unfounded claims and opportunities for misinformation about the process of our elections, we can assure you we have the utmost confidence in the security and integrity of our elections, and you should too. When you have questions, turn to elections officials as trusted voices as they administer elections.”
This comes alongside the US president's campaign to investigate alleged incidents of fraud in the election.
The Trump campaign scored a small victory in Pennsylvania after Commonwealth Court President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt moved to disqualify an inconsequential number of mail-in ballots sent in by first-time voters unable to confirm their identities by November 9.
Despite the legal win, US President-elect Joe Biden continues to hold the Electoral College votes he won in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Biden leads Trump by over 53,000 votes in the state, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The CISA-published statement comes hours after Bryan Ware, assistant director for cybersecurity at the CISA, confirmed his resignation from the agency to Reuters. The White House requested his exit earlier in the week, according to a US official cited by the outlet.
Ware did not personally expound on his departure. However, there may be another resignation brewing in the agency, as three sources claimed CISA Director Christopher Krebs is telling associates that he expects to be fired from the Trump administration.
The CISA director has been vocal against election security misinformation. Many of these unsubstantiated reports of fraud and election interference have been amplified by Trump himself.
https://sputniknews.com/us/202011121081147059-dhs-cybersecurity-agency-finds-no-evidence-machines-changed-or-lost-votes-in-election/
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