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August 1, 2018 06:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/eJsWb_7LwQA/senate-rejects-new-money-for-election-security
Senate Rejects New Money For Election Security
The Republican-controlled Senate has defeated a push by Democrats to set aside an additional $250 million for states to upgrade their voting systems to protect against hacking and other cyberattacks. From a report: An amendment offered by Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy received 50 yes votes, 10 short of the 60 needed for approval. Leahy said securing U.S. elections and "safeguarding our democracy" is not a partisan issue. He said the Senate "must send a clear message to Russia and other foreign adversaries that tampering in our elections will not be tolerated. The president will not act. This duty has fallen to us." A similar effort was also rejected in the House.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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