An eight-page report makes clear that federal cybersecurity officials see online voting as a risky endeavor — but the document stops short of saying states should not implement it.
An eight-page report distributed to states last week recommends mail-in ballots as a more secure method of voting. It was co-authored by four federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
When reached for comment on the new federal guidance, a spokesperson for West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner noted that the state limits the use of the Internet ballot return option to people who would otherwise have no other means to return their ballot secretly. The service isn't offered to all voters with disabilities, just those who would not be able to vote a mail-in ballot without another person helping them.
The new guidance makes clear that federal cybersecurity officials see Internet voting as a risky endeavor, but the document stops short of saying states should not implement it.
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