The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency was aware of the issues with mail-in voting during the 2020 election cycle but censored social media narratives about the risks as alleged disinformation, according to agency documents.
CISA documents were released on Monday by America First Legal, showing the agency's concerns about mail-in voting while it was also monitoring online opinions about such concerns.
"These documents demonstrate federal bureaucrats knew that there was no credible evidence supporting the claim that in-person voting spread COVID-19, and that mail-in and absentee voting were indeed less secure than in-person voting, precisely as President Trump, Attorney General Barr, and others had warned," said AFL Senior Counselor and Director of Oversight and Investigations Reed D. Rubenstein.
According to records obtained by America First Legal from its lawsuit, CISA knew that mail-in and absentee voting are less secure than voting in person.
"For mail-in voting, some of the risk under the control of election officials during in-person voting shifts to outside entities, such as ballot printers, mail processing facilities, and the United States Postal Service." 3.
"Integrity attacks on voter registration data and systems represent a comparatively higher risk in a mail-in voting environment when compared to an in-person voting environment." 4.
"Disinformation risk to mail-in voting infrastructure and processes is similar to that of in-person voting while utilizing different content. Threat actors may leverage limited understanding regarding mail-in voting processes to mislead and confuse the public." CISA also listed three "Major challenges with absentee voting" by September 2020, noting "The process of mailing and returning ballots," the "High numbers of improperly completed ballots," and "The shortage of personnel to process ballots in a prompt manner." Despite being aware of the concerns of mail-in voting, CISA contracted accounting and consulting firm Deloitte to monitor and flag social media posts regarding the 2020 election and vote-by-mail.
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