CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE ON
ELECTION SECURITY
January 2018
FINAL REPORT
CO-CHAIR BENNIE G. THOMPSON
CO-CHAIR ROBERT BRADY
MISSISSIPPI
PENNSYLVANIA
REP. ZOE LOFGREN REP. JAMES R. LANGEVIN
CALIFORNIA
RHODE ISLAND
REP. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND REP. VAL DEMINGS
LOUISIANA
FLORIDA
Special thanks to staff who contributed to this nal report:
Arlet Abrahamian, Collen Altstock, Moira Bergin, Rosaline Cohen, Adam Comis, Jamie Fleet, Hope Goins, Imani Gunn, Zj Hull, Peter Hunter, Nick Leiserson, Brittany Lynch, Kerry Mckittrick, Alison Northrop, Elise Phillips, Tanya Sehgal, Alicia Smith, Nicole Tisdale, Chris Wilcox, and the Democratic Staff of the House Committees on Homeland Security and Administration.
CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE ON
ELECTION SECURITY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UNDERSTANDING THE THREAT . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .ADMINISTERING ELECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FINDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RECOMMENDATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TASK FORCE ACTIVITY APPENDIX .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..ENDNOTES . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..