We know they weren't there to protect the elections so they must be players. Look at them all! Look at the name of the group project! They call it a bi-partisan group which means Marxists and RINO's. Defending Digital Democracy Project: About Us We established the Defending Digital Democracy Project (D3P) in July 2017 with one goal: to help defend democratic elections from cyber attacks and information operations. There are two groups on the frontlines of defending democracy: (1) political campaigns, which enable citizens to pursue elected office; and (2) election officials, who ensure the election process is free and fair. Last year, we set out to provide campaign and election professionals with practical guides to the most applicable cybersecurity best practices in advance of the 2018 midterm elections. In November 2017, we released “The Campaign Cybersecurity Playbook” for campaign professionals. Now we are releasing a set of three guides designed to be used together by election administrators: “The State and Local Election Cybersecurity Playbook,” “The Election Cyber Incident Communications Coordination Guide,” and “The Election Incident Communications Plan Template.” What follows is the State and Local Election Cybersecurity Playbook. Acknowledgements: This is very telling as well. The D3P team would like to especially thank Heather Adkins of Google, Yasmin Green of Jigsaw, the Hewlett Foundation, the Democracy Fund, and the Belfer Family; without whom this Playbook would not have been possible. Additionally, we would like to thank the following organizations and offices for sharing their time with us through conversations, simulation participation, or field visits. Your perspectives were critical in shaping our approach to this document. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) National Governors Association (NGA) National Guard Bureau (NGB) Election Officials from the Following States and Jurisdictions: Atlantic County, New Jersey Nevada County, California Orange County, California Santa Clara County, California State of Colorado Arapahoe County, Colorado City and County of Denver, Colorado State of Connecticut Escambia County, Florida Cook County, Illinois State of Louisiana State of Maryland Caroline County, Maryland Commonwealth of Massachusetts State of Minnesota State of Nevada Clark County, Nevada State of New Jersey Mercer County, New Jersey State of North Carolina State of Ohio State of Oregon Multnomah County, Oregon Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State of Rhode Island State of Tennessee State of Vermont Commonwealth of Virginia State of West Virginia Harrison County, West Virginia State of Washington State of Wisconsin