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How King County keeps elections secure

Season 4 Episode 435 | 3m 39sVideo has Closed Captions

We take a look at the measures needed to safeguard the ballot counting process.

Recent elections around the country have been plagued by security concerns: old voting machines malfunctioning, machine source code leaking to the internet, even allegations of voter fraud. So what is King County doing to safeguard its voters? We visited the county's elections center to see how its ballot-counting systems are designed to protect against these threats.

10/04/2019

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How King County keeps elections secure

Season 4 Episode 435 | 3m 39sVideo has Closed Captions

Recent elections around the country have been plagued by security concerns: old voting machines malfunctioning, machine source code leaking to the internet, even allegations of voter fraud. So what is King County doing to safeguard its voters? We visited the county's elections center to see how its ballot-counting systems are designed to protect against these threats.

10/04/2019

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