Bipartisan bill would block foreign adversaries from owning US election vendors

Source: The Hill | October 11, 2018 | Jacqueline Thomsen

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would block any persons from foreign adversaries from owning or having control over vendors administering U.S. elections.

The proposed law, known as the Protect Our Elections Act, would mandate that the companies involved in administering U.S. elections reveal any foreign owners, as well as inform federal, state and local officials if there is a change in ownership or control of the company.

Companies that fail to do so would be subject to a $100,000 fine.

The legislation comes after it was revealed earlier this year that a Russian oligarch had purchased in 2015 a software company used for some of Maryland’s voter registration system. There is no evidence that any changes were made to the system as a result.

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