The Department of Homeland Security has designated elections systems as part of our nation’s critical infrastructure.

In January 2017, the Department of Homeland Security officially designated election infrastructure as a subset of the government facilities sector, making clear that election infrastructure qualifies as critical infrastructure.

September 18, 2019 - Prior to the 2016 federal election, ... in January 2017 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated the election infrastructure used in federal elections as a component of U.S. critical infrastructure....

relevant Federal departments and agencies, with critical infrastructure owners and ... Facilities and Monuments and Icons. ... Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. ... EFS has human, physical, and cyber assets. However, the EFS assets of ... - Will this designation allow state government entities that are not election offices to alter operations

1 week ago - The Election Infrastructure Security Plan addresses threats to election technologies, processes, facilities, and personnel while outlining CISA’s no-cost resources for election infrastructure stakeholders. Through information sharing, risk assessments, training, vulnerability scanning, and exercises, CISA helps election partners strengthen resilience and protect public confidence in the voting process.

Voting machines, registration databases, polling locations, and voting storage facilities are designated by the Department of Homeland Security as “critical infrastructure.” · In light of significant concerns, component sourcing for elections ...

On January 6, 2017, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson designated U.S. election · systems as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure, a decision that was later affirmed by current DHS

July 1, 2023 - Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he's designating U.S. election systems as critical infrastructure, a move that will provide more federal help for states to keep election systems safe from tampering.

3 weeks ago - For years Americans were blatantly lied to about the security of our election infrastructure, including electronic voting machines and ballot-counting systems. We are releasing a series of previously-classified U.S. Intelligence Community ...

Prior to the 2016 federal election, ... in January 2017 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated the election infrastructure used in federal elections as a component of U.S. critical infrastructure....

February 24, 2026 - When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security first declared in January 2017 that election systems were “critical infrastructure,” alarmed state election officials pushed back quickly and loudly, fearing the move could lead to a federal ...

1 week ago - In January 2017, election infrastructure was designated as a critical infrastructure subsector, within the

May 12, 2026 - Elections today function as critical infrastructure: highly visible, time-sensitive operations that combine physical security, public participation, information integrity, and institutional trust.

1 week ago - The American people’s confidence that their vote will be counted as cast is essential, and securing election infrastructure requires year-round diligence and close coordination between state, local, and federal partners.

October 23, 2019 - Consistent with the recognition of election systems as critical infrastructure, NIST should prioritize the development of a CSF Elections Profile to provide clear and direct guidance to election officials on how to best secure their systems.

January 6, 2017 - On January 6, 2017, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson designated U.S. election · systems as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure, a decision that was later affirmed by current DHS

February 4, 2026 - Under a “State of Emergency” due to a “threat to critical infrastructure,” the President has almost unlimited powers to remedy the circumstance and end the threat in protection of the USA and all legal U.S. Citizen electors.

The committee is meeting today to examine the work that the Department of Homeland Security is doing to assist State and local officials to secure election infrastructure, including voting machines, vote tallying systems, and voter databases.