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Well, welcome, everyone. And good morning. We expect a few other members to arrive momentarily, but while were waiting, i think well begin with our Opening Statements. And id like to note that our committee is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. And todays hearing will help us fufill 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 obfuscating and others 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
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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
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