The United States has not suffered any attacks on election infrastructure in the midterm congressional elections held last Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Defense has reported.
The lack of attacks on election infrastructure, as well as the defeat of «election deniers» who are calling the results fraudulent, should bolster Americans’ confidence in the country’s voting system, White House National Security Advisor Elisabeth Sherwood-Randall has said.
Federal election security efforts have been «so far, from the evidence we’re seeing in this election cycle, successful, but we must remain ever vigilant,» the advisor said in a program hosted by Bloomberg in statements reported by the agency.
«To see that those who were the deniers of elections have largely failed to secure elected office, affirms that Americans recognize that this is who we are. That we are a country that expresses our political views at the ballot box, not with bullets,» Sherwood-Randall said.
The nation’s security experts expressed concern before the election that naysayers might take advantage of certain «unfavorable» situations such as the technical glitch in Arizona that affected dozens of voting machines to amplify allegations of widespread voter fraud.
The National Security Advisor has further stated that the government should play a role in the fight against disinformation in the media and social media channels.
«Journalists should play an important role in pointing out what is true and what is a lie,» Sherwood-Randall has stated. «In government, we have the same obligation to identify where significant misinformation is being promulgated, and address it.»
