election security

Claims of election fraud have been increasing since the 2020 election. From Northern California to Oregon and Washington, they’re having an impact on the upcoming midterm elections in November.

The FBI is in possession of a sheriff’s investigation into an alleged voter suppression effort in King County, Wash. Conservative activists who don’t trust Washington’s vote-by-mail system were behind the effort during the run-up to the August primary.

After Russian hacking attempts leading up to the 2016 election, hundreds of local governments took action. Some installed what's called an Albert sensor, a device that has become a key federal strategy to protect U.S. elections. But, some on the political right in Ferry County, Washington didn't see it that way. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX morning edition host Kirsten Kendrick to explain.

Fifteen months after the 2020 election, officials in local and statewide offices continue to labor over records requests from citizen activists who believe the election was stolen or fear that future elections could be tampered with.

The federal government's new focus on election security has state and local officials concerned that they'll be told how to run their elections in the name of security.