Move to Emergency Ops Beefs Up Security For NC Elections Officials

State officials say securing the vote in this year's elections means moving to a more secure building on election night.

An Elon University Poll released Thursday shows that only two-thirds of North Carolina voters are ready to accept the outcome of the presidential election and that about three-fourths are concerned about violence breaking out after the election.

President Donald Trump has only added to doubts over the election by repeatedly suggesting without any evidence that it would be rife with fraud and that he might not accept the results if he loses to Democrat Joe Biden.

Wake County poll worker Alphonza Shire said he worries about election interference from foreign governments and others.

"They did it with the last presidential run," Shire said.

To boost confidence in North Carolina's results, the State Board of Elections will move Tuesday from its downtown Raleigh offices to the state's Emergency Operations Center. The move not only provides more space for social distancing of the large number of people working on election night, it also provides more security against a potential cyberattack or other threat to the vote count.

moar here: https://www.wral.com/move-to-emergency-ops-center-beefs-up-security-for-nc-elections-officials/19363083/