Election officials discuss safeguards for ballots
WITH 36% OF REGISTERED VOTERS
IN THE COUNTY ALREADY HAVING
CAST THEIR BALLOT.
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR VOTE IS
SAFE FROM BEING HACKED IN NORTH
CAROLINA? THAT'S BEEN A PRETTY
COMMON CONSPIRACY THEORY EVER
SINCE THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION. THERE'S NO EVIDENCE
OF THAT HAPPENING ANYWHERE IN
NORTH CAROLINA. ELECTION
OFFICIALS SAY IT WOULD BE JUST
ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE HERE IN
TODAY'S SEGMENT OF NC VOTES.
1, 1, CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF
LAURA LESLIE SHOWS YOU THE
SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE.
AFTER THE 2020 ELECTION ALLIES
OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP INSISTED THAT FOREIGN
POWERS HAD HACKED INTO VOTING
MACHINES AND CHANGE THE
RESULTS.
>> CONSPIRACY THEORIST MIKE
LINDELL EVEN MADE THOSE CLAIMS
IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS YEAR.
SOME STATES ALLOW MODEMS AND
VOTING MACHINES. BUT NORTH
CAROLINA IS NOT ONE OF THEM
IN 2018 STATE LAWMAKERS
OUTLAWED MODEMS VOTING MACHINES
HERE CANNOT HAVE ANY KIND OF TO
THE T PHONE INTERNET, WIRELESS
OR BLUETOOTH. THEY ALSO CANNOT
HAVE REMOTE ACCESS SOFTWARE.
THAT MEANS THEY'RE AIR GAPPED.
THEY CANNOT BE ACCESSED
REMOTELY. LAST YEAR THE STATE
DISCOVERED A FEW VERY OLD
VOTING MACHINES IN 6 COUNTIES
THAT STILL HAD MODEMS AND THEM
STATE ELECTIONS. DIRECTOR KAREN
BRINSON BELL SAID THEY DIDN'T
HAVE THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE
USABLE. WE HAVE DISCONNECTED
AND REMOVE THOSE FROM THE
VOTING SYSTEMS. BELL SAYS THERE
ARE 2 AIR GAPS KEEPING YOUR
VOTE SAFE FROM HACKERS.
>> AFTER THE CLOSE OF POLLS
ELECTION NIGHT, THE RESULTS
FROM EACH PRECINCTS TABULATOR
ARE COLLECTED ON A SECURE, A
FLASH DRIVE.
IT'S SPECIAL.
>> IN OUR SYSTEMS, IT'S NOT
JUST ONE YOU DOWN AT TARGET OR
THOSE DRIVES ALONG WITH PAPER
PRINTOUTS OF THE DATA ARE
PHYSICALLY DELIVERED BY
ELECTION WORKERS TO THE COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICE.
>> THE DATA FROM EACH PRECINCT
FLASH DRIVE IS ADDED UP AT THE
COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE ON A
COMPUTER THAT IS ALSO NOT
CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET.
THEN ANOTHER SECURE FLASH DRIVE
IS USED TO TRANSFER THE DATA
FROM THAT COMPUTER TO A
DIFFERENT COMPUTER WITH
INTERNET ACCESS. THAT'S WHERE
THE RESULTS STILL AN OFFICIAL
AT THIS POINT ARE SECURELY
UPLOADED TO THE STATE. SO MANY
GAPS AND THEY ARE ENSURE THE
SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR DATA
AS IT'S BEING TRANSMITTED AFTER
THE ELECTION AUDITS OF PAPER
BALLOTS ARE USED TO DOUBLE
CHECK RESULTS IN A CERTAIN
NUMBER OF PRECINCTS. IT VOTES
WERE BEING CHANGED. THE AUDITS
WOULD DISCOVER IT. THE RESULTS
ARE ONLY OFFICIAL AFTER THEIR
AUDITED. LAURA LESLIE, WRAL,
NEWS, RALEIGH AND LAURA SAYS
THERE'S ONE MORE KEY SAFEGUARD.
THERE'S NO ELECTRONIC VOTING
IN NORTH CAROLINA. EVERY VOTE
EVEN IF IT'S CAST. WANT TO
TOUCH SCREEN MACHINE IS
REQUIRED TO HAVE A PAPER
RECORD.
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