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Maryland elections board awaits advisory on voting security vulnerabilities | WTOP News
A federal cybersecurity company has confirmed there are vulnerabilities in some ballot-marking units made by Dominion which may, in principle, permit the units to be tampered with.
The Maryland State Board of Elections is specializing in election integrity after studies of an upcoming advisory that identifies dangers related to Dominion Voting Programs.
A federal cybersecurity company confirmed there are vulnerabilities in some ballot-marking units, together with these made by Dominion, which may, in principle, permit the voting machines to be tampered with.
In line with the Dominion Voting Programs’ web site, its tools is utilized in 28 states — together with Virginia — and Puerto Rico. Each Maryland and the District of Columbia use Elections Programs and Software program (ES&S) as their voting system vendor.
In line with evaluation from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety Company (CISA), the vulnerabilities have by no means been exploited in an election.
The Related Press reported Wednesday that the advisory is anticipated to be launched Friday after elections officers in all 50 states have been notified.
In a press release Thursday, the Maryland Board of Elections stated in a press release it’s conscious of the upcoming CISA advisory and can assessment the findings with ES&S “as a part of an ongoing complete program designed to safeguard the integrity of Maryland’s elections.”
The board stated the ES&S voting system was licensed by the U.S. Election Help Fee in 2015 and is utilized by jurisdictions nationwide.
Moreover, the board stated Maryland election officers check every voting unit earlier than every election, and each guide and automatic poll audits are carried out after every election to confirm accuracy.