Fox News: Election security expert says 2016 was ‘worst case scenario’ for public’s confidence in elections, remains ‘biggest challenge’ in 2020

08.4.2020 / By Ronn Blitzer
Fox News: Election security expert says 2016 was 'worst case scenario' for public's confidence in elections, remains 'biggest challenge' in 2020

Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections for nonprofit group Common Cause, testified at the hearing that President Trump's comments about election security have swayed public perception. "We have seen already that the president's rhetoric is affecting the confidence that voters have both in vote-by-mail particularly and also in elections in general," Albert said.

An election security expert told Congress that the biggest challenge going into November’s election is not vote security but the public’s confidence in the system. …

Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections for nonprofit group Common Cause, testified at the hearing that President Trump’s comments about election security have swayed public perception.

“We have seen already that the president’s rhetoric is affecting the confidence that voters have both in vote-by-mail particularly and also in elections in general,” Albert said.

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