Mr. Barr has also repeatedly raised concerns about the security of mail-in voting, as well as the threat of election interference. Mail-in ballots are also scrutinized closely; they must be signed, and elections officials compare the signatures to those already in voters’ registration files. Mr. Rosen said on Wednesday that foreign governments were, however, still trying to influence voters in other ways. “We do, however, continue to see malign foreign influence efforts,” he said. Much of Mr. Rosen’s speech was a detailed history of attempts by foreign governments to influence elections, beginning with the contest between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1796.

Source: International New York Times August 26, 2020 21:56 UTC