Regulatory Trend. State Elections Security Team from the North. Go Bears.

Wisconsin’s election officials have created a state elections security team, and here’s what you need to know:

• Inter-agency Communication.  It will work with federal, state and local elections officials
• Cyber security Infrastructure. Builds on cyber-security steps already taken
• Best Practices. Establishes best practices to address ever-changing threats
• Statewide Policies?  The team will consider whether to mandate that local clerks meet minimum security requirements for hardware and software they use
•  3 Ways the Security Team will Help Local Election Administrators.
  • ​Training of local election officials
  • Maintaining a list of key federal, state and local contacts
  • Developing contingency and action plans to deal with security issues

Wisconsin Law Journal | State creating elections security team, plan