State and county officials say they have buttressed the state鈥檚 voting systems against intruders.
鈥淚 am confident that Oregon鈥檚 voting system is as safe as it can be from malicious outside entities,鈥� Steve Trout, state elections director, said in a prepared statement. 鈥淭hat being said, we continue to evaluate and improve our security processes to ensure our systems are secure.鈥�
Elections officials reiterated the security of Oregon鈥檚 procedures amid national concerns about foreign interference in this year鈥檚 midterms and reports earlier this month that .
A majority of Americans are concerned about possible technological interference in voting systems. According to survey results published this week by the Pew Research Center, 55 percent of Americans aren鈥檛 confident that U.S. elections systems are secure from hacking and other technological threats. Respondents 鈥� 66 percent 鈥� were more confident in the security of state elections systems.
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