Welcome to bdcs last event before election day. I direct the elections podcast of the bipartisan policy center. We knew 20 20 would be exciting but for election nerds like me and those in idthis panel president ial election years are always eventful that we did not expect all this. According to the us elections project , as of this morning co more than 79 million ballots have been classed including 27 million early ballots and 82 million absentee ballots and 39 million absentee ballots outstanding and in some counties and states we are nearing the point when more ballots were cast before election day 2020 and during the entire 2016 Voting Period land it means this will be the First National election when more than half of the balance were cast prior to election day t. This shift occurred during a once in a century pandemic forcing officials to adapt. Election administrators atthe state and local levels deserve all our admiration. Since voting is happening right now and processing is ha
At any time. Ill now recognize myself for five minutes for my Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here. Its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence our adversaries have sought to suppress our voting process. Voting is one of our fundamental rights. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Today we are here to talk about the best way to protect the integrity of our Voting Systems bu the cybersecurity of our Voting Machines and election systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide that administer elections and even within states, counties use different systems and different technologies to conduct elections. Over a year ago, last september. Ranking member kelly and i held a hearing in the subcommittee titled cybersecurity and sharing the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential cybersecurity issues with the upcom
This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor good evening. Were going to begin tonight with a dramatic rescue operation near the top of mt. Hood in oregon. A climber fell several hundred feet in treacherous conditions today at the most visited peak in the u. S. Fellow climbers were scene performing c. P. R. , another waved to a rescue chopper. Shortly after, a rescuer was lowered. A number of hikers remain stuck on the mountain tonight with more rough weather expected overnight. Amy frazier of kointv, our cbs portland affiliate is at mt. Hood. Reporter jeff, there are at least seven climbers who are still trapped on mt. Hood. Rescuers from all over this area are headed to the mountain. More than 40 people helping with this rescue, and its a race against time. Scaling the hogsback trail, the first climber was close to the 11,000foot summit of oregons toughest and highest peak when he plunged nearly 700 feet down the icy mountainside. Other climbers on the trail immediately began si
Glor and this is our western edition. Good evening. We begin tonight with a dramatic rescue operation near the top of mt. Hood in oregon. A climber fell several hundred feet in treachuous conditions today at the most visited peak in the u. S. Fellow climbers were seen performing c. P. R. Another waved to a rescue chopper. Shortly after, a rescuer was lowered to the surface and the injured climber was airlifted to the hospital, but a number of hikers remain stuck on the mountain with more rough weather expected overnight. Amy frazier of kointv, our cbs portland affiliate, is at mt. Hood. Reporter weve just learned that one of the climbers has died, despite the extensive efforts you just saw, to revive him. Seven climbers remain trapped here on mt. Hood, about 40 rescuers are trying to get to them, and its a race against time. Scaling the hogsback trail, the first climber was close to the 11,000foot summit of oregons toughest and highest peak when he plunged nearly 700 feet down the icy
A bill that would strip Virginia governors of their ability to handpick a party-loyal elections commissioner was approved with a unanimous vote in the state's House but has run into trouble in the state Senate.