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Public commenter urges halt to 'cyber navigator' interns with access to election systems and recommends DHS SAFE verification
Summary
A member of the public told the State Board of Elections that college interns in a 'cyber navigator' program are accessing election infrastructure without background checks or citizenship requirements and asked the board to pause the program and adopt DHS SAFE batch verification for citizenship.
At the State Board of Elections July meeting, public commenter Anne Gregorian urged the board to reinstate public comment during agenda items and raised concerns about the department’s use of college interns in a "cyber navigator" program.
Gregorian said the interns "have not received a standard background check, hold no security clearance, and are not required to be U.S. citizens," and called that practice "alarming" for election-critical infrastructure. She urged the board to prohibit further participation in the program…
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