House Republicans introduce legislation to give states $400 million for elections

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https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/510362-house-republicans-introduce-legislation-to-give-states-400-million-for

By Maggie Miller
The Hill
08/03/2020

A group of House Republicans on Monday introduced legislation that would 
appropriate $400 million to states to address election challenges stemming 
from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Emergency Assistance for Safe Elections (EASE) Act would designate 
$200 million to assist with sanitizing in-person polling stations and 
purchasing personal protective equipment, while a further $100 million 
would go towards recruiting and training new poll workers, following a 
nationwide shortage of workers due to the pandemic.

The final $100 million would be appropriated for states to maintain the 
accuracy of their voter registration lists.

Other provisions in the bill include measures to increase the 
cybersecurity of the elections process, including establishing an election 
cyber assistance unit at the Election Assistance Commission, and updating 
voluntary voting system guidelines established by the Help America Vote 
Act to cover next-generation voting technology, such as e-pollbooks.

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