ICYMI: [Portland Tribune] My View: Federal funds needed to improve election administration
A $20 billion bill in Congress would help every state make elections more secure with predictable funding.
Portland Tribune/Secretary of State Shemia Fagan 7.5.22
“Elections systems in the United States are considered critical infrastructure. That means that like energy, food and transportation, they must be modern, secure and properly maintained. Afterall, these systems support our fundamental political right — the right to vote.
Unfortunately, we don't fund elections like critical infrastructure. According to the Election Infrastructure Initiative, a nonpartisan partnership of elections officials, nonprofits, counties and state governments, Oregon is $767,477,251 short of what it needs to fully fund elections over the next 10 years.”
