* Bonus points for referring to "deep state officials"—which has a scary ring to it—otherwise known as county clerks.
I referred as such to the authors of the "most secure election in history" claim, not county clerks.
That would be: The members of Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), and the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Council (SCC). The statement was jointly issued by all of the foregoing entities. I'm still giving you bonus points for making that sound like some scary bunch.
https://www.cisa.gov/news/2020/11/12/joint-statement-elections-infrastructure-government-coordinating-council-electionFrom a logical perspective, "the most secure in history" says absolutely nothing meaningful, let alone confirms it was secure...
“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."
Second, they gave no basis for their conclusion. Just claims.
“Other
security measures like pre-election testing, state certification of voting equipment, and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) certification of voting equipment help to build additional confidence in the voting systems used in 2020."
“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.”
It may be a good time to invest in tinfoil stocks.
https://www.cisa.gov/news/2020/10/20/statement-cisa-director-krebs-security-and-resilience-2020-elections"Cyber actors can do this by taking advantage of the fact that sometimes it’s not clear how technology is used in elections. For starters, election officials use computers to improve both your ability to vote and the accuracy of the vote itself. But in doing so,
election officials understand that these systems aren’t perfect, and sometimes things breaks, malfunction, or could even be hacked. The election experience is designed to ensure that technology isn’t a single point of failure and there are measures in place to ensure you can vote and your vote is counted correctly. You should have confidence in the integrity of the process and
don't overreact to claims that exaggerate the importance of insignificant events."
"A few things you can do – first, look for trusted sources of information, like election officials.
Second, only share information from trusted sources. And third,
discourage others from sharing sensational but unverified information.
Remember, our adversaries are trying to make you lose faith in our electoral process and ultimately in our democracy.
“The last line of defense in election security is you, the American voter — so
be prepared for efforts that call into question the legitimacy of the election."
https://www.cisa.gov/rumorcontrol
