FLASHBACK (re CISA): Within a few days of the 2020 election:
Trump’s “own” Homeland Security put out a statement with state and local officials that countered the president’s fraud claims.
“'The November 3rd[2020] electionwas themost secure in American history’ … said [] ajoint statement issued by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
"The statementdirectly contradicts President Donald Trump, who has made unfounded allegations of widespread voting irregularities and fraud. The president is using these claims to challenge the vote counts in several key states that delivered President-elect Joe Biden his apparent Electoral College victory.
"… the barrage of legal action and Trump’s false claims … — have undermined overall faith in the electoral process and in the safety and security of US elections.
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"But the statement made one thing very clear: 'There isno evidencethatany voting systemdeleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.'==
>[Anon editorial: Again, here is the "no evidence/no proof" conclusion before any time or avenue or forum has been allowed within which to develop and proof the allegations.]
"Or as Chris Krebs, the head of CISA, put it: 'TLDR: America, we have confidence in the security of your vote, you should, too.'==
"Learning the lessons of 2016 and fearing further foreign interference in 2020,CISA undertook massive efforts in 2020 to protect America’s election infrastructure. Krebs made securing elections a priority and received bipartisan backing for his efforts to do so.
>[Anon editorial: What exactly did they do in those “massive efforts in 2020 to protect America’s election infrastructure”?]
"In 2020, CISA set up a 24/7 'war rooms' that election officials could contact to report suspicious activity in real time, and had CISA officials at the ready to deploy to polling places, if necessary, according to the Washington Post. CISA also beefed up its public communication before and after the election on potential threats, includingsetting up a 'rumor control' web page that debunks election disinformation.
"Of course, countering election disinformation is infinitely more difficult when thepresident of the United States is the main purveyor of that disinformation. Krebs has reportedly told people he believes he’ll be fired soon, in large part because his efforts to correct false claims about election vulnerabilities has, not surprisingly, put him on the wrong side of the White House.
"The 2020 election faced a lot of challenges. But the system worked.
“Krebs and CISA are not the only voices here. America’s election officials agree that this US election was not only secure but incredibly successful given theunprecedented challenges states faced.
"The Covid-19 pandemic forced election officials across the country to quickly adapt protocols, often with limited resources. Some states vastly expanded mail-in voting. Election officials had to manage public health concerns at polling places, like social distancing and sanitation, and had to come up with innovative solutions such as deploying curbside voting.
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… "International election observersfrom theOrganization of American Statesalso said they witnessed no fraud or voting irregularities. Another international election watchdog, theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), said the US elections were 'well managed,' though they warned against Trump’s rhetoric undermining faith in the results.
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"Thepandemicalso raised concerns about poll worker shortages, and that led to asurge of volunteers in some places, a trend that played outacross the country.
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“But maybe the biggest testament to the election’s success was theincredibly high turnout, with a preliminary estimate of 160 million Americans voting. With votes still to be counted, 2020’s turnout is now at more than 64 percent of all eligible voters, thehighest percentage since 1900. Ahuge chunk of those voters did so early, either in person or by mail, another first.
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https://www.vox.com/2020/11/13/21563825/2020-elections-most-secure-dhs-cisa-krebs