Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen, at podium, leads a Wednesday news conference in Omaha into election security and integrity. Behind him, from left, are Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson, Director Jen Easterly of the U.S.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Director Gina Ligon of the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology and Education Center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Oct. 9, 2024.
(Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) OMAHA — Four secretaries of state and a federal agency director in cybersecurity described their work Wednesday as a line of defense in upholding election integrity and security ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen, in explaining the reason for Wednesday’s summit, asked simply, “Why not?” He said the Midwest states of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota have demonstrated that elections can be safe, smooth and secure.
“Election security is not static. Election security is not a one-and-done deal. Election security is dynamic,” Evnen said at the news conference.
“If you’re going to continue to address these dynamic challenges to elections, then you do so in a dynamic fashion.” The National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology and Education Center , or NCITE, headquartered at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, hosted the event. Evnen’s three counterparts from Iowa (P.
