The person in charge of Wisconsin elections testified
this week before the U.S.
Senate Intelligence Committee investigating Russia's influence
on the 2016 elections.
Michael Haas testified Wednesday about potential threats to
upcoming elections and lessons learned from 2016.
- There was no evidence that voting machines
or election results have been altered in U.S. elections.
I appreciate the committee's emphasis on that.
I think that for the public that cannot be stated enough.
And strongly enough.
Still, we as election administrators must exercise
vigilance to assure that such theoretical attacks do not
become reality.
We must also continue to educate the public about safeguards
in the system.
- Haas said he was not aware of any attempts to hack Wisconsin's
election system but at the same time admitted he has not talked
to U.S. intelligence about whether Wisconsin was
one of the 21 states that experienced hacking attempts.