How Secure Is America's Election System?

An episode of the Midday podcast, hosted by WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore, titled "How Secure Is America's Election System?" was published on October 23, 2018 and runs 49 minutes.

October 23, 2018 ·49m · Midday

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Summary

Tom talks with three experts about the security of the US election system.

Episode Description

Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. That’s the consensus of a long list of U.S. intelligence agencies, including the CIA and the FBI. Now, the Director of National Intelligence is warning of foreign interference in this year’s election.Adding to the possible risk is aging equipment, the lack of a paper trail in some states, and human error.Is the election safe across the country? Joining Tom are voting security experts Liz Howard, from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU, and Kim Zetter, a journalist who has covered cybersecurity for more than a decade. And he'll talk with Maryland State Election Administrator Linda Lamone about what’s being done to secure the vote closer to home.

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