Public commenter cites intelligence reports alleging election-system vulnerabilities
Jul 31, 2026
Mariah Cranny told commissioners she was releasing intelligence assessments she said show election systems vulnerable to foreign actors and urged the commission not to certify without hand-counted paper ballots.
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Mariah Cranny, a public commenter, addressed county commissioners during the public-comment period and said she and others are releasing previously classified U.S. intelligence community assessments that, she said, show election infrastructure vulnerabilities. "For years, Americans were blatantly lied to about the security of our election infrastructure, including electronic voting machines and ballot counting systems," she said.
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