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State Election Reform Payments: FY2018 Appropriations (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date July 9, 2018
Report Number IF10925
Report Type In Focus
Authors Karen L. Shanton
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Election infrastructure in at least 21 states was targeted by Russian hackers during the 2016 campaign, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The omnibus spending bill enacted in March 2018 (P.L. 115- 141) included $380 million for payments to states, territories, and the District of Columbia (D.C.) to help secure their systems against such threats. The payments were authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA; P.L. 107-252). HAVA, which was a response to issues exposed by the 2000 presidential election, is the only legislation to date to authorize major federal funding to the states for election administration. Prior to 2018, funds were last appropriated for HAVA’s state payments in FY2010.