LINN COUNTY, Iowa - Security for the 2020 presidential election has caught the attention of Americans from Capitol Hill to Iowa, where Secretary of State Paul Pate is tasked with making sure votes are secure.
Iowans cast their votes on paper ballots, but the database used to register votes, called the I-Voters System, is electronic and stores the information of more than 2 million Iowans.
Linn County Auditor Joel Miller tells KCRG-TV he questions what shape the I-Voters System is in and if it is prepared to withstand attacks during the 2020 election.
Miller also believes the system’s age increases its vulnerability.
A new registration system is set to eventually replace the I-Voters System, but not by the 2020 presidential election.
Pate said the new system, which they’ll most likely unveil in 2021 or 2023, will cost around $7 million, and they haven’t yet received all the funding for it.
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