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Protecting America's Elections From Foreign Tampering: Realizing The Benefits Of Classifying Election Infrastructure As Critical Infrastructure Under The United States Code, Allaire M. Monticollo
Protecting America's Elections From Foreign Tampering: Realizing The Benefits Of Classifying Election Infrastructure As Critical Infrastructure Under The United States Code, Allaire M. Monticollo
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In just the past five years, the United States has suffered numerous hacks into important entities and institutions across the country by ill-intentioned actors. Private companies and government agencies alike have felt the negative impacts of security breaches by hackers infiltrating proprietary and protected systems. Even the United States political landscape has proven vulnerable to bad actors in the realm of cyber security. Furthermore, analysts have attributed some of the most recent highly publicized hacks to state-sponsored groups. As cyber security threats and opportunities for foreign hackers to infiltrate critical systems become more prevalent, it is natural to wonder where …
A Recount Of The Recount: Obenshain V. Herring, Maggie Bowman
A Recount Of The Recount: Obenshain V. Herring, Maggie Bowman
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Because of the infrequency of recounts and the lack of judicial institutional knowledge, a plain-English guide is needed to assist judges and attorneys involved in recounts. The purpose of this essay is to provide such a guide as a resource for future Virginia recounts. Part I outlines the process of a recount and discusses how a recount differs from an election contest. Part I also briefly discusses the history of election recounts in Virginia, highlighting the two most recent state-wide recounts, Deeds and Obenshain. Part II delves more deeply into the primary issues encountered by the three-judge panel in Obenshain, …