Personal security is taken seriously by every individual to varying degrees. If anyone has had their identity stolen that resulted in financial accounts being created in their name and/or fraudulent charges on their credit card is keenly aware of the risk and reality. It’s been said that if you ha...

Though there is truth to that saying, it doesn’t capture the gravity of a broken link in the administration of an election when it comes to chain of custody. Picture this: some friends are gathered for a nice meal to celebrate a special occasion. They've been talking about it for months. The atm...

While Part 1 - Build a rock-solid election security foundation that wins voter trust, discusses how to build a solid physical and cyber foundation for election security. However, security has many facets to it and should not be misconstrued as only being associated with physical and cybersecurity r...

When building a skyscraper, you don’t start constructing it from the top down. That would be impossible and absurd at best. We all know that in order to build a strong and secure structure, you need to start at the bottom; you have to establish a strong foundation in order to have a structure with...

How many times have you heard lately that voting machines are rigged and can’t be trusted, or...

When you enter the world of elections you quickly become aware that there is an acronym for nearly everything. Oftentimes, there are acronyms that crossover from one field to another. MDM is one of those acronyms. For the large majority of consumers, it means Mobile Device Management. However, for t...

It’s an important part of the election official’s job to provide responses to the public’s questions. These questions should be welcomed and responded to promptly. Preparing for information requests and having a plan & process in place is critical....

Electronic Data Storage Storing data electronically, in a safe and secure domestic server, is a HOT topic....

An important feature of democracy is the public’s ability to access information from those who serve. This is especially true of the election process....

It’s reasonable to expect the public’s information requests, especially regarding our elections process. If it’s likely to happen, it seems wise to prepare. We WANT our citizens to come to the election officials with questions. It’s important to embrace this thought. The Elections Office an...