State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

The Election is Secure, Not Rigged

Nextgov: One of the most contentious presidential elections in U.S. history is finally drawing to a close, and the chorus from most people I talk with, whether they support Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, is that they will be glad when the circus this one has become is finished. But now there is talk of the election being somehow rigged, and specifically candidate Donald Trump saying because of that, he may not be able to accept the results.

Questioning the cornerstone of our democracy and the peaceful transition of power that has existed in this country for the past 238 years aside, the election technology used in the United States is about as secure as you can make a system, though it was hardly designed that way. In fact, there was not much of an overall design at all.

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