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The Trump administration has made further significant cuts to important federal cyber and election security agencies and programs, elevating risks to national and election security and presenting serious challenges for state, county and local officials.  In a recent story by Votebeat about the cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), Kathy Boockvar described … Read more

Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with NPR about the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and termination of the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force. Both these agencies have been key in helping defend against foreign influence in U.S. elections and supporting election officials’ work to strengthen election … Read more

Looking back on an enormously busy and productive year, Athena Strategies is very thankful for all our friends and partners and their great work in 2024, and we are very proud of our efforts to support election officials and strengthen election processes. And we especially want to thank election workers yet again for their continued … Read more

Though widespread claims of voter fraud have quieted some because President-Elect Trump won the election, the years of casting doubt on our election processes have had significant impact. Allegations, rumors, disputes, and disinformation campaigns continue, especially in swing states, and the public generally does not understand all the election security processes and guardrails that go … Read more

As the results of the 2024 general election were being tabulated, Kathy Boockvar joined NPR to weigh in on baseless conspiracy theories and claims of election interference.  Boockvar noted that the last four years of fabricated attacks on election integrity have eroded the public’s trust in the process, resulting in a rise in suspicion among … Read more

The Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick entered a recount due to a margin of under 0.5% between them, with approximately 7 million ballots cast. With certification not yet having occurred and canvassing and legal challenges of provisional and undated mail-in votes in process, Kathy Boockvar spoke with the Pennsylvania Capital-Star … Read more

Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with Stateline to discuss the significant challenges faced by election officials during the past four years, including threats, harassment, and intentional disinformation campaigns, largely fueled by false claims of election fraud. While there were countless claims of fraud in the lead up to this year’s Election Day, once results began to … Read more

Kathy Boockvar sat down live with CBS News the day after Election Day, joined by legal expert James Sample, delving into some of the baseless legal challenges brought before Election Day. Boockvar provided her perspective on how these challenges might evolve in the future and how much of the litigation that had been brought in … Read more

As Election Day approached, the New Republic wrote about the persistent threats against election officials of misinformation and political violence, alongside the stringent security and integrity of our elections and beefed-up physical security measures in place.   Several election experts, including Kathy Boockvar, the former Pennsylvania secretary of state, described the proliferation of baseless claims during … Read more

Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with the New York Times about the announcement by several Pennsylvania counties that suspicious voter registration forms – not ballots – had been submitted to several election offices right before the voter registration deadline. Investigations were being conducted by both county officials as well as the state attorney general.   Boockvar explained … Read more

In a recent interview with CNN, Kathy Boockvar discussed false claims by the Trump campaign in the lead up to the election, to lay the groundwork for challenging it if he lost. These claims included disinformation surrounding the announcement by Lancaster county that they were investigating large numbers of suspicious voter registration forms – not … Read more

Kathy Boockvar sat down with the Philadelphia Inquirer to discuss the recent history of mis and disinformation about elections in Pennsylvania and nationally. False claims about the 2020 election were intentionally disseminated and have continued to be circulated in years since, including in the lead up to the 2024 election. These false claims and conspiracy … Read more