Election security aid is on the chopping block, rattling local officials

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : On Feb. 21, a coalition of most states' top election officials, the National Association of Secretaries of States (NASS), wrote an open letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem outlining the multiple federal security services that states have come to rely on, including intelligence briefings and help planning security exercises.
54% : " CISA, which is under the Department of Homeland Security, plans to make a decision on the future of federal election security assistance by Thursday, according to a Feb. 14 agency memo obtained by NBC News.
52% : A Department of Homeland Security flag flies at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building in Washington.
39% : The memo notes that the review is in accordance with one of the executive orders Trump signed on Jan. 20, "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship," which calls for a review of purported censorship during President Joe Biden's administration.
38% : " Trump disavowed Project 2025 while campaigning, but his transition team heavily relied on it to staff his administration.
36% : At CISA alone, more than 140 employees have been laid off since Trump took office, a DHS spokesperson told NBC News.
11% : Two weeks after he lost the 2020 election, Trump infamously fired its then director, Chris Krebs, over CISA running a "rumor versus reality" blog that rebutted Trump's claims that the election had been hacked or stolen.

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