2024 Presidential Election Faces Range of Security Challenges

Foreign interference, internal turmoil, and staffing issues pose significant threats to election security.

Election officials are preparing for a range of security challenges for the 2024 presidential election, including potential cyberattacks, equipment problems, and human errors.
Foreign governments, primarily Russia, China, and Iran, are seen as potential threats, with experts warning that these countries are more motivated than ever to interfere with the U.S. elections.
False claims of widespread fraud from the 2020 election and death threats directed at election workers have raised questions about safety and security.
Some states have altered their voting and election laws, expanded legislative control of local elections, and added penalties for election workers who violate rules.
The turmoil has contributed to a wave of retirements and resignations among election staff, creating a vacuum of institutional knowledge in some local election offices.