Election Security: State Policies

Ensuring the integrity and security of the election process is essential for the functioning of democracy in the U.S., and is a shared responsibility among many officials.

Local election administrators are in charge of the nuts and bolts of election administration, and play a key role in elections security. Each state’s chief elections official—usually, but not always, the secretary of state—has responsibilities, too, especially in regard to safeguarding voter records for statewide voter registration databases. State cybersecurity officials have recently been called on to improve elections security. And legislators set policy regarding elections security, whether cybersecurity or physical security.