NBC News: McConnell changes position and backs $250 million for election security

09.19.2019 / By Leigh Ann Caldwell
NBC News: McConnell changes position and backs $250 million for election security

Aaron Scherb, director of legislative affairs at Common Cause, said that far more is needed to secure the election system. "Providing $250 million in additional election security funding is like asking an army to go fight a war with horses and bayonets," Scherb said. The House passed a bill that would give states nearly three times more — $600 million.

WASHINGTON — In a surprise development, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his support on Thursday for additional money to bolster the country’s election system ahead of the 2020 vote, a move that counters his earlier position resisting calls for more funding.

McConnell, R-Ky., said he is co-sponsoring an amendment to an appropriations bill that would provide $250 million for election security. …

 

Aaron Scherb, director of legislative affairs at Common Cause, said that far more is needed to secure the election system.

“Providing $250 million in additional election security funding is like asking an army to go fight a war with horses and bayonets,” Scherb said.

The House passed a bill that would give states nearly three times more — $600 million.

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