Election officials blast Trump's 'retreat' from protecting voting against foreign threats

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54% : The fact that these attacks have not had a meaningful impact on the outcomes of elections may be due to the amount of preparation and training that came from federal assistance in recent years, said Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat.
51% : Indeed, the right-leaning Foundation for Defense of Democracies praised the collaboration between federal and state and local partners on election security for dampening the impact of foreign interference in the presidential election, finding that adversaries did not "significantly" influence the results. - Maine Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows When Bellows took office in 2021, federal national security officials led state officials in emergency response training.
45% : "Trump is making it easier for foreign adversaries to attack our elections and our democracy," Griswold said in an interview.
42% : But there is a direct correlation between pervasive election disinformation and political violence, election officials warn.

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