What Would an Attack on the U.S. Elections Look Like?

-Source-Common Dreams-Public Citizen- WASHINGTON - WHAT: Verified Voting the Brennan Center and Public Citizen will hold a telepresser and webinar on Monday Oct. 15 to discuss what a hacking of the 2018 election system might look like. Hackers have different avenues they could take from altering voter registration rolls to disrupting websites or even changing vote counts. Signs of an attack might be obvious such as if votes disappear or subtle like voting tallies not matching exit polls. Speakers will give examples of what systems hackers might target and how election officials will be able to determine if a hack occurs as well as how to respond to hacks. There are several actions voters and election officials still can take before the election to ensure minimal disruption to voting even if a hack or computer error occurs. Experts also will address what states have done since 2016 to improve election security. This briefing comes as states have had wide-ranging responses to calls to implement additional election security following the 2016 elections. WHO: Marian Schneider president of the Verified Voting Foundation and former deputy secretary for election and administration for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Lawrence Norden deputy director of the Brennan Centers Democracy Program Aquene Freechild co-director of Public Citizens Democracy Is For People Campaign WHEN: 1 p.m. EDT Monday Oct. 15 HOW: Dial-in number: (408) 638-0968; Meeting ID: 363 129 912 Webinar link: https://zoom.us/j/363129912