Washington and Nevada governors activate National Guard for election safety
OLYMPIA—Just days following the destruction of ballot boxes in both Portland and Vancouver on October 28, in what Secretary of State Steve Hobbs called an act of “terror” against “fair elections in Washington state,” Governor Jay Inslee on Friday, November 1, activated Washington National Guard members to support public safety activities related to the 2024 […]
Washington to activate National Guard cyber teams for election security
First reported by Politico on Friday, November 4, the National Guard in cooperation with state governors will be activating approximately 100 personnel for state active duty to support officials in 14 states to protect election infrastructure against cyber threats. Overall, the National Guard has a total of 2,200 cyber support personnel within 38 cyber units […]
