“The safeguards we have established in Florida to protect the voice of our voters and our democracy are the core of what we do,” Leon County Supervisor of Elections and Florida Supervisor of Elections President Mark Earley said in a statement. The protocols “provide strong preemptive safeguards” to prevent any unauthorized person from having access to the systems. The Florida Department of State said in a statement that Florida’s election officials are compliant with the applicable recommendations in CISA’s advisory, adding that “Florida’s strong election laws and procedures protect the integrity of the state’s election results.”Īccording to the FDS statement, Florida election law requires the use of paper ballots, robust certification standards for all voting systems, strict security procedures that are reviewed and updated before each election cycle, pre- and postelection public testing of the voting equipment used, a comprehensive chain of custody procedures, background checks on all employees and rigorous postelection audits. We recognize that Florida’s robust election laws and procedures are the cornerstones to ensuring efficient, accurate elections and boosting voter confidence about elections administration in our state.” “Florida law is very clear, the paper ballot is the best evidence of a voter’s intent. “Florida’s voters can be confident in the integrity of Florida’s elections systems,” Byrd, who also serves as Florida’s Chief Election Officer, said in a statement. In response to the report, which also provided advice on election system security, Byrd released a statement thanking the CISA for “reassuring Florida’s voters that voting systems in our state have been and continue to remain secure.” “While these vulnerabilities present risks that should be mitigated as soon as possible, CISA has no evidence that these vulnerabilities have been exploited in any elections,” the advisory reads.Īlthough the system is not and has never been used in Florida, the report prompted a response from recently appointed Secretary of State Cord Byrd. In an advisory sent Friday, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) outlined “vulnerabilities” within the Dominion Voting Systems Democracy Suite ImageCast X, but ultimately found no evidence that flaws in Dominion voting machines were exploited, including in the 2020 election.
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