In February, California Sec. of State Alex Padilla ordered the state's 58 voting districts to update their voting systems by the March 2020 primaries. If they don't comply or get an exemption, county voting officials will face legal action from the state.
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A sprawling warehouse on South Grand Avenue holds the 11,000 voting machines that Orange County, California — the nation's fifth-largest voting district — has used in its elections for the past two decades. Every single one of them is about to become scrap metal, thanks in part to the stroke of a state official's pen.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has long been concerned about the vulnerability of the nation's voting machines."We have done more to respond to hanging chads," he told NBC News,"than we have done to respond to Vladimir Putin and the threats by Russian intelligence officials against our elections."all of California's 58 voting districts to update their voting systems by the March 2020 primaries.
In Orange County, which has 1.6 million registered voters, that means the thousands of Hart eSlate machines in the Santa Ana warehouse are headed to the junkyard. But the county's top election official, Neal Kelley, is not in mourning for"The components are no longer being manufactured," Kelley said, nodding at the rows and rows of."It's impossible to get some of these parts anymore. … [We've been] holding it together with Band-Aids and hope.
Nevertheless, Padilla's plan to replace all of California's aging voting machines is an ambitious and expensive one. His mandate puts in place standards that are among the most rigorous in the nation.NBC News contacted all 58 counties in the state. Many said they were worried about the cost but most believe they will make Padilla's deadline. Only 10 jurisdictions are requesting exemptions or protective extensions.
Padilla told NBC News that the strict deadline he has imposed statewide is necessary for election security. He reiterated that he was serious when he said districts that didn't update by the March 3 primary would face consequences.California Secretary of State Alex Padilla.The problem is not unique to California, as states across the country scramble to deal with outdated voting technology before 2020.
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