Nevada has a plan to expand electronic voting. That concerns election security experts

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Nevada has a plan to expand electronic voting. That concerns election security experts

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In addition to U.S. military and overseas voters, Nevada also allows some Native American voters to return their absentee ballots online to improve their access to voting. The system faces education and broadband Internet access challenges. (AP video: Serkan Gurbuz)

BY CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
Updated 12:54 AM EDT, June 10, 2024

SCHURZ, Nevada (AP) — Members of the Walker River Paiute Tribe have watched the boundaries of their land recede over time along with the waters of the lake that are central to their identity, threatening the cultural symbol that gave the tribe its name — Agai Dicutta, or Trout Eaters.

Not wanting to cede their voice, tribal leaders have been making a push for expanded voting rights. That effort includes filing a lawsuit on behalf of all Nevada tribes seeking polling places on tribal lands and access to early voting.

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The new process — the ability to cast ballots electronically — has the potential to significantly boost turnout among all tribes in Nevada. But what some see as a small measure of justice to equalize voting rights raises security concerns for others, with implications far beyond Nevada’s 28 tribal communities as the nation braces for what is expected to be another close and contentious presidential election in November.

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In a 2020 memo to election officials, the FBI and other federal agencies assessed the risk of sending ballots electronically to be low, but allowing those ballots to be returned electronically was high. The memo highlights recommended security practices for internet-connected systems, including isolating computers that handle electronic ballots from ones that are used for other aspects of voting.

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