DHS authority over state elections at stake in October meeting

By Todd Shepherd

Published September 23, 2017 3:32pm ET

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DHS authority over state elections at stake in October meeting — The Department of Homeland Security and election officials from around the country are expected to meet in October to begin working toward an understanding of what authority DHS has over the country's election systems since it designated those systems as "critical infrastructure." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) | Susan Walsh

The Department of Homeland Security and election officials from around the country are expected to meet in October to begin working toward an understanding of what authority DHS has over the country’s election systems since it designated those systems as “critical infrastructure.”

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