We take a dive into election security with Ruben Major for California’s Secretary of State. This is how Russian hackers are trying to stop your vote from being counted and how they can use provisional ballots to change an election outcome. Also discussed: the homeless voting, what are California Voting Centers, and what Russian hackers did and plan to do again.

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PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS DISCUSSED:

Ruben Major Campaign Website http://www.rubenmajor.com

VR Systems https://www.vrsystems.com

SOURCES:

Center for American Progress: Election Security in All 50 States

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2018/02/12/446336/election-security-50-states

LA Times: ‘It was just chaos': Broken machines, incomplete voter rolls leave some wondering whether their ballots will count

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-voting-problems-20160607-snap-htmlstory.html

Chicago Tribune: Alleged Russian hack reveals a deeply flawed U.S. election system

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-russia-election-hacking-20170607-story.html

California Voting Guide and Registration Deadlines

http://www.vote411.org/state_guide?state_id=California#.WoqBU8bMyRs

The Intercept: TOP-SECRET NSA REPORT DETAILS RUSSIAN HACKING EFFORT DAYS BEFORE 2016 ELECTION

https://theintercept.com/2017/06/05/top-secret-nsa-report-details-russian-hacking-effort-days-before-2016-election

USA Today: Paper ballots are back in vogue thanks to Russian hacking fears

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/09/19/russia-hacking-election-fears-prompts-states-to-switch-to-paper-ballots/666020001

East County Magazine: Voter’s Watchdog: Citizen Oversight Files Opposition to AB840, Says Amendment Would gut Election Audits in CA

https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/voters-watchdog-citizens-oversight-files-opposition-ab-840-says-amendments-would-gut-election-audits

PRI: How secure are America’s voting machines? PRI’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow.

https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-08-26/how-secure-are-america-s-voting-machines

USA Today: Hackers at DefCon conference exploit vulnerabilities in voting machines

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/07/30/hackers-defcon-conference-exploit-vulnerabilities-voting-machines/523639001

MUSIC CREDITS

Firebrand by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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