DHS makes counterterrorism grants dependent on states’ election security policies
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that states must adopt certain election security measures to receive federal homeland security grants, linking counterterrorism funding to election administration. The new guidance requires states to implement measures such as verifying voter eligibility and conducting manual audits of ballots. The move is intended to ensure election integrity and protect the nation's critical infrastructure from threats like foreign interference and cyberattacks.
- ▪States must certify that they have implemented common-sense election security measures to receive Homeland Security Grant Program funding.
- ▪The new requirements include verifying voter eligibility, verifying the citizenship of poll workers, and conducting a manual audit of at least 5% of all ballots cast in federal elections.
- ▪States that do not comply with the new requirements risk losing 20% of their grant funding.
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The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that states will have to adopt a series of election security measures to receive certain federal homeland security grants, linking counterterrorism funding to election administration.Under the new guidance, states seeking Homeland Security Grant Program funding must certify that they have implemented what DHS called “common-sense election security measures.” Recommended Stories Trump Air Force One switch a ‘misdirection’: White House spokesman DeSantis to brand CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood, and antifa foreign terrorist organizations Whitmer warns Trump Michigan National Guard troops in DC solely for America 250 The agency laid out five eligibility requirements for DHS grants.
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