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Subcommittee on Information Technology and Government Affairs will come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for my Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here, and its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence our adversaries both internal and external have sought to suppress. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Today were here to talk about the best way to protect our integrity of our Voting Systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nation widethat administer elections. And even within states counties use different systems to conduct elections. A year ago last september Ranking Member kelly and i held a hearing ensuring the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential issues with the up coming election. It was an issue then and remains an issue now. The former secretary has made clear to the best of his knowledg
Technology and Government Affairs will come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for my Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here, and its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence our adversaries both internal and external have sought to suppress. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Today were here to talk about the best way to protect our integrity of our Voting Systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nation widethat administer elections. And even within states counties use different systems to conduct elections. A year ago last september Ranking Member kelly and i held a hearing ensuring the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential issues with the up coming election. It was an issue then and remains an issue now. The former secretary has made clear to the best of his knowledge the russians did not alter