Overseeing the administration of federal elections. And todays hearing will help us to fill the responsibility by providing an opportunity to hear from the vendors of most of our countrys Voting Systems. This is the first time the ceos of the three major vendors have appeared together in a congressional hearing. The companies they represent provide at least 80 of the estimated 350,000 Voting Machines in use today reaching over 100 million registered voters. However, despite their outsized role and the mechanics of our democracy, some have accused these companies of or f other suggest theres an insufficient regulatory structure for the sector. In the committees may 2019 hearing on Election Security, Lawrence Norden wrote in his testimony, i quote, there are more federal regulations for ballpoint pens and magic markers than there are for Voting Systems and other parts of our election infrastructure. So there may be more work to do and much for congress to learn about this industry. Many
Representative lofgren this is the first time the ceos of the three major vendors have appeared together in a congressional hearing. The companies they represent provide at least 80 of the estimated 350,000 Voting Machines in use today, reaching over 100 million registered voters. Outsizeddespite their role in the mechanics of our democracy, some have accused these companies of fee skating and in some cases misleading Election Administrators and the american public. Others suggest there is an insufficient regulatory structure for this sector. In the committees may 29 he teen may 2019 hearing on Election Security, a member of the Brennan Center for justice wrote in his testimony, there are more federal regulations for all point pens and magic markers than there are four Voting Systems and other parts of our election infrastructure. Star there may be more work to do and much for congress to learn about this industry. Many have concerns about Voting Systems with Remote Access software. We
There is an insufficient regulatory structure in this sector. And in the 2019 Election Security hearing the Brennan Center for justice road his testimony called mac there are more federal regulations for margin one magic markers than Voting Systems and election infrastructure. There may be work for Congress Many have concerns with Remote Access and software we want to make sure companies no longer sell Voting Machines with Network Capabilities in 2019 a group of Election Security experts in ten states would connect to the internet despite one claim the systems were not. We need to understand supply chain. December 2019, a Study Released by a supply chain Monitoring Company 20 percent of the components in a popular voting machine came from a china based company. And furthermore close to two thirds or 59 percent had locations in either china or russia. I have also heard concerns about ownership and control of vendors in public reporting indicates all three major people represented are pa
There is an insufficient regulatory structure in this sector. And in the 2019 Election Security hearing the Brennan Center for justice road his testimony called mac there are more federal regulations for margin one magic markers than Voting Systems and election infrastructure. There may be work for Congress Many have concerns with Remote Access and software we want to make sure companies no longer sell Voting Machines with Network Capabilities in 2019 a group of Election Security experts in ten states would connect to the internet despite one claim the systems were not. We need to understand supply chain. December 2019, a Study Released by a supply chain Monitoring Company 20 percent of the components in a popular voting machine came from a china based company. And furthermore close to two thirds or 59 percent had locations in either china or russia. I have also heard concerns about ownership and control of vendors in public reporting indicates all three major people represented are pa
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