The New York Times reports several states are taking the threat of more foreign election interference seriously and making important changes:
Reacting in large part to Russian efforts to hack the presidential election last year, a growing number of states are upgrading electoral databases and voting machines, and even adding cybersecurity experts to their election teams.
West Virginia, Colorado, Rhode Island, and Delaware are among those states being proactive in various ways. At the same time, election experts have drafted new guidelines for voting equipment manufacturers, and all but three states have endorsed them.
The NYT adds that states initially skeptical of federal assistance are starting to soften, and Democrats and Republicans on the local level are showing signs of working together on this vital national security issue:
In an era of bitter political divisions and elections-rules disputes, the effort to make the vote more secure is notably bipartisan and relatively rancor-free.
Read More: Wary of Hackers, States Move to Upgrade Voting Systems (NYT)