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State Officials Want Trump To Reverse Obama’s Last-Minute Election Power Grab
The Obama administration took state officials by surprise when only day before leaving office, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson announced he was permitting state and local election machinery to be placed under his federal cybersecurity program. Many state officials denounced the action.
The decision was timed to coincide with issuance of an intelligence report on alleged Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 elections.
State officials initially felt they could count on DHS under Trump to rescind the designation, but now there are indications the new administration may be retreating from its early opposition to the policy.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/19/state-officials-want-trump-to-reverse-obamas-last-minute-election-power-grab/#ixzz4ZDpDD15F
The Obama administration took state officials by surprise when only day before leaving office, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson announced he was permitting state and local election machinery to be placed under his federal cybersecurity program. Many state officials denounced the action.
The decision was timed to coincide with issuance of an intelligence report on alleged Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 elections.
State officials initially felt they could count on DHS under Trump to rescind the designation, but now there are indications the new administration may be retreating from its early opposition to the policy.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/19/state-officials-want-trump-to-reverse-obamas-last-minute-election-power-grab/#ixzz4ZDpDD15F