Sentences with phrase «by election security»

Efforts to limit access to voting, compounded by election security concerns, have created a lack of confidence in the U.S. voting system, said Myrna Perez, professor of law and director of the Brennan Center for Justice Voting Rights and Elections Project at the New York University School of Law.

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Some of these include using artificial intelligence tools to automatically identify propaganda efforts similar to those allegedly carried out by Russia - linked groups in upcoming world elections, and boosting its security and content review team to 20,000 by the end of the year.

Jeh Johnson, the former Homeland Security secretary, told lawmakers Wednesday that the Obama administration's warning of Russia's campaign to interfere in the 2016 US election was overshadowed by the infamous «Access Hollywood» tape.

In just a few months, we have learned that Flynn lied to Mike Pence, Vice President - elect, about obtaining a security clearance for Flynn's son during the presidential transition; that during the same period, as President Obama was imposing sanctions on Russia for election meddling, Flynn communicated with the Russian ambassador about those sanctions, hinting that President Trump would take a softer line, and then lied to Pence about it (and stood by while Pence publicly repeated that lie); that Flynn was not truthful when questioned by the FBI about the same topic; and that Flynn spoke at a gala for RT, the Kremlin - backed propaganda network and received payments from RT, but dissembled about the source of the payments and seems to have failed to follow U.S. regulations about reporting them.

Currently, the President - elect is an ongoing spat with the intelligence communities over claims by the FBI, Homeland Security, and others that Russia hacked the email of American politicians in a bid to meddle with the U.S. election.

Earlier this week, Georgia Representative Hank Johnson introduced two bills that he believes will help improve voting security a few years down the road: the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act, which, if passed, would classify voting systems as critical infrastructure to be protected by the Department of Homeland Security; and the Election Integrity Act, which will map out a planned response for voting system failures and control the types of voting machines states are allowedsecurity a few years down the road: the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act, which, if passed, would classify voting systems as critical infrastructure to be protected by the Department of Homeland Security; and the Election Integrity Act, which will map out a planned response for voting system failures and control the types of voting machines states are allowedSecurity Promotion Act, which, if passed, would classify voting systems as critical infrastructure to be protected by the Department of Homeland Security; and the Election Integrity Act, which will map out a planned response for voting system failures and control the types of voting machines states are allowedSecurity; and the Election Integrity Act, which will map out a planned response for voting system failures and control the types of voting machines states are allowed to buy.

But CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on a conference call that the company is investing «heavily» on safety and security, including workers with language skills for detecting hate speech, and tools for verifying government IDs ahead of elections in the U.S. and abroad by the end of the year.

The Department of Homeland Security's communications with state election officials were «impeded by state officials» mistrust of federal government overreach coupled with an unprecedented level of Russian cyber intrusions.»

«While I am not aware of evidence that the 2016 voting process itself was subjected to manipulation, and have no reason to doubt the validity of the election results, we know that the DHS and FBI have confirmed two intrusions into voter registration databases in Arizona and Illinois by foreign - based hackers,» Sen. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, wrote in a letter on Tuesday to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.

In August and September, Johnson and other security officials, including former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, became «increasingly convinced» that Russia had perpetrated the election process by hacking the DNC and other political figures.

The USIC and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assess that it would be extremely difficult for someone, including a nation - state actor, to alter actual ballot counts or election results by cyber attack or intrusion.

Considering the slew of negative things Donald Trump has uttered about Europe and NATO both prior to and since his election, the U.S. Administration's new National Security Strategy (NSS) and National Defense Strategy (NDS) should be welcomed by its European allies and partners.

The social network has absorbed criticism in recent months regarding its personal data security liabilities, thanks mainly to the misuse of data from about 87 million people collected on the social network by a research firm, Cambridge Analytica, during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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In a letter to Facebook, the Indian government wrote: «What security architecture is proposed to be created by Facebook, on an urgent basis, so that the data concerning Indians is not pilfered or manipulated again for extraneous purposes including to influence the elections.»

«Meddling in elections within the U.S., or any other nation for that matter, by another country is the new norm and will continue for as long as there is a chance of success,» Lee Munson, security researcher at Comparitech, told Newsweek.

So, no, demonizing Bush is not going to work in this election, and» as demonstrated in the recent special election in New York's ninth congressional district» the seniors will no longer be swayed by dark warnings that the GOP will end medicare and social security» these older people realize that the programs of the New Deal and the Great Society have become unsustainable and that» somehow» a real and drastic change must happen, soon.

RiceBran Technologies will file final voting results with the Securities & Exchange Commission on a Form 8 - K once they are certified by the independent inspector of elections.

Colonel George Wigg, who has been the watchdog for scandals and security leaks in Harold Wilson's government and a close confidant of the Prime Minister (he helped win the election for the Socialists by exposing Profumo), became the No. 1 man in British racing last week.

«The security council regrets that the campaign of violence and the restrictions on the political opposition have made it impossible for a free and fair election to take place on June 27th,» the statement, read by Washington's UN ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, said.

And is Akufo - Addo willing to tell Ghanaians how the Italian financiers of his campaign for Election 2008 who were arrested by the Ghana Police and paraded at the National Police Headquarters got out of the web because of what the late Jake Obetsebi Lamptey and Co. did by harping on mere sentiments instead of reasons related to National Security?

The most chilling moment on election night was hearing Theresa May, when asked what she now wanted a Conservative government to do that it had been prevented from doing by having to work with the Lib Dems in coalition, answer that her first priority was to pass legislation that would empower the security forces and the police to conduct surveillance on the scale needed to keep the country safe.

Election campaigns and access to the electoral process continue to be affected by traditional barriers, security concerns, absence of female voters and female observer groups.Past elections reflect significant obstacles women have faced as candidates, voters as well as election Election campaigns and access to the electoral process continue to be affected by traditional barriers, security concerns, absence of female voters and female observer groups.Past elections reflect significant obstacles women have faced as candidates, voters as well as election election workers.

These questions are addressed in the recent report «Deepening Democracy: a Strategy for Improving the Integrity of Elections Worldwide», published by the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security, chaired by Kofi Annan.

He insisted that MASSOB under Uwazuruike has held several activities in the last two years without being harassed or invited by security agencies and insisted that the Biafra elections which he claimed, would be held soon, won't be an exception.

Chukwu denied reports credited to the Uchenna Madu faction of MASSOB that the elections were put off by Uwazuruike for fear of arrest by security agents over an agreement he allegedly signed with the federal government to abandon the struggle for the actualization of an independent state of Biafra.

This assurance was given by the heads of the security agencies in the state following the announcement of the electoral umpire to conduct the bye - election into the vacant seat of the district next month.

Few weeks after the security services scuttle covert moves by the NPP to use foreign «mercenaries» in the training of the party's security in weapon handling, the NPP's acting Chairman, Freddie Blay has openly threatened that the party will cause mayhem if it loses this year's election.

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A report on deepening democracy released by the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security recognised that the enfranchisement of displaced populations, including refugees, «is critical for ensuring the integrity of elections and the establishment of democracElections, Democracy and Security recognised that the enfranchisement of displaced populations, including refugees, «is critical for ensuring the integrity of elections and the establishment of democracelections and the establishment of democracy».

Basically, Nigeria postponed its general election by 6 weeks in 2015 due to security fears and threats of violence.

Odinga's claims of rigging after defeat in the 2007 elections prompted rioting and retaliation by security forces, which tipped the country into its worst crisis for decades.

Trump was infuriated after it quickly leaked that he had been directly instructed by his national security advisers in briefing materials not to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his recent election victory during their call Tuesday morning.

«This explains why they have continued to keep people like the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) in detention, even after he has been granted bail by the courts and have been after figures like Senate President Bukola Saraki, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu as well as politicians perceived to be interested in the 2019 Presidential elections.

The $ 1.1 million was given by Bloomberg to the state Independence Party, which was to pay Haggerty for a ballot security operation that entailed hiring poll watchers on Election Day.

The enormous support given to President Muhammadu Buhari in the build - up to the 2011 general election by the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo...

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The Washington Post and Politico reported that Republicans, led by Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS, were attacking Democratic candidates in the 2014 midterm elections for supporting the «bipartisan» cuts to Social Security.

Paradoxically, only by redressing the current centre - periphery imbalance can Libya achieve the security required to jump - start its economy and hold free and fair elections.

The Deepening Democracy report, published by the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy & Security, highlights that «The rise of uncontrolled political finance threatens to hollow out democracy everywhere in the world, and rob democracy of its unique strengths — political equality, the empowerment of the disenfranchised, and the ability to manage societal conflicts peacefully.»

The impression a dispassionate observer would have from the failure of security and law enforcement during the Bayelsa election (which was conducted in Nigeria's smallest state with the lowest number of registered voters) would be that the federal government permitted or condoned the strong - arm tactics of the ruling party's candidate in his ultimately vain effort to secure that state's rulership by force.

«Security agencies in the state are hereby alerted to this clandestine move by the PDP goons aimed at introducing a violent dimension to the politics of the state ahead of the July 14 governorship election.

Following the 1997 election, with Labour now in power, Field joined the government led by Tony Blair as its Minister for Welfare Reform, working in the Department of Social Security.

In the recently published book «An Encounter with the Spymaster,» this writer disclosed categorically that «the movement of large cash in local and foreign currencies by the two major political parties, APC and PDP, to win primaries and general elections in 2015 were discovered by security and anti-corruption agencies but tactically suppressed to avoid embarrassing outcries that could tarnish the electoral processes and rubbish the image of the country.

Over 2650 delegates from 16 local government areas of the state would participate in the election holding at Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado - Ekiti.33 aspirants including two former governors of the state; Chief Segun Oni and Dr. Kayode Fayemi jostling for APC Governorship ticket.Fillers from the venue of the primaries indicated Fayemi or Oni might emerge winner based on comments from some of the delegates.The exercise being conducted by Governor Tanko Al - makura led committee is going on peaceful as Police has provided adequate security inside and outside the venue.

Nigeria has postponed its 14 February presidential election by six weeks because of security fears.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President commended the people of Anambra State, the governorship candidates, the Independent National Electoral Commission, election observers as well as security agencies and other stakeholders, on the peaceful conduct of the November 18 election in the state.

The irony is that in the midst of the abhorrence and condemnation of these incidences by Ghanaians, the EC will look into the eyes of Ghanaians, and declare the election results as free, fair and transparent with the usual saying «the security incidence did not affect the elections» creating the impression that the violence is permissible.

According to him, most supporters of the party in the settler communities were intimidated by the NPP with threats of driving them away should they vote for NDC, which prevented them from voting in the 2016 election Therefore, the group has been formed to provide a sense of security for such people to enable them to take part in the 2020 elections.

Further assuring the people of the state of security, Habila warned that the police would not permit the use of security personnel as guards by very important personalities at polling units during the governorship election.