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Rules to minute peel access to the ballot itself, control the electorate as much as possible in their favor. in fact, it really has become i think arguably the number one policy focus at the state level. and it s dangerous. and it s going to keep getting more dangerous. i want to bring in jonathan swan who interviewed congresswoman liz cheney for axios on the hbo. jonathan, i just want to say that that question there, i really love the way you phrased it. because to me it really is the issue. all of these details in these different states are different. you know, i will reduce the amount of polling time they had by an hour. but the question of what they are solving for nobody can answer, particularly in the state of florida where it s like hey, we ran a great election. donald trump won. it all worked. and then they have to pass something. right. and the fact is there are more than 400 of these bills that are being introduced since the election. 90% of them primarily, predominantly pu ....
Are we to have a lot of confidence in the integrity of that effort and it would not be hacked? experts say no, one of the experts about voter security at the university of michigan said it looks like snake oil, one of the things that makes it secure is it is recorded on blockchain, technology that records bitcoin transactions, but it does not mean that to your app and your phone is secure. so a lot of experts are worried that if people start voting on apps you are relying on a secure mobile device, all kinds of technology in between your vote and to the ballot itself, so experts are worried about this, you know, it is meant to make voting for military members easier. dana: it s a good idea. and we had an even better idea in the commercial break that you can send elected officials to the bases so that we can collect their votes there and they do not have to worry about that ....
Here in concord. this is part of a campaign season where even the most perfunctory things become an event. filing for the ballot itself, that period is now open for candidates where they come and they present their credentials, sign to be a part of the actual voting in this first in the nation primary. and because that is so critical in this election phase, it for many candidates has become something extra special. not just stopping at the courthouse to do it but actually turning it into an event. so we re at that phase now where they re waiting to sweep everyone and get the excitement going later which is why it is pretty quiet behind me now. but secretary clinton will be here to make that official formal step in becoming a candidate officially for the new hampshire ballot. she ll address a crowd here and spend two days in new hampshire. and this is so important because her challenger, bernie sanders, from neighboring vermont has always had real strength here in new hampshire. and at ....
Eric? reporter: eight democrats have been indicted, four of them guilty. the first trial of the first two officials has started here in troy, new york this morning. right now on trial, the democratic commissioner of elections as well as a former city councilmember facing allegations of voter fraud-related charges. the allegations are they were part of ear alleged scheme to fake absentee ballots. voters told us they never signed absentee ballots that were filled not you their names and handed in as real votes. this woman says her vote was stolen. they took my application. they had me sign an application for a ballot. they took it and the next thing what happened. they filled it out on their own and took the ballot itself, filled that out on its own. ....