Homeland Security Warns of Chinese Parts in Election Machines, Will Require Paper Ballot Audits

DHS Orders Paper Ballot Audits as Officials Raise Security Concerns Over Chinese-Made Voting Machine Components

The Department of Homeland Security will require states receiving federal election-security funding to conduct manual audits of at least 5% of ballots and adopt other safeguards, as Secretary Markwayne Mullin warns that Chinese-made components used in major U.S. voting systems could create supply-chain and cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

DHS Requires Random Paper Ballot Audits, Citing Chinese Parts In Voting Machines – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Jack

President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is tying full federal security grants to random hand counts of paper ballots, with Secretary Markwayne Mullin warning that Chinese-made voting-machine parts create security risks. The warning appears in an August 24 letter to the White House Transparency Task Force that was made public Thursday. Mullin says the risks can begin before a voting machine ever reaches an election office. Under the dep…

Voting Machines Are 'Perfect' — Except for Those Pesky China-Made Parts, DHS Warns

DHS warns of Chinese parts in voting machines, urging paper ballot audits to secure 2026 elections.

China-Made Voting Machine Parts Face DHS Funding Scrutiny

The Department of Homeland Security will deny grants to states that do not conduct post-election audits, as the department notes growing concerns about China-made parts in voting machines. “The Homeland Security Grant Program requires states to trust but verify the results produced by the voting machines,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a memo...

DHS Secretary Says Chinese Parts in Voting Machines Necessitate Audit

DHS warns Chinese parts in voting machines pose risks, mandates random audits to secure 2026 elections.

DHS Requires Random Paper Ballot Audits, Citing Chinese Parts In Voting Machines

President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is tying full federal security grants to random hand counts of paper ballots, with Secretary Markwayne Mullin warning that Chinese-made voting-machine parts create security risks. The warning appears in an August 24 letter to the White House Transparency Task Force that was made public Thursday. Mullin says the risks can begin before a voting machine ever reaches an election office. Under the dep…