State voting officials join CISA security call with election 85 days away

State voting officials and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held a conference call with 85 days remaining until the upcoming midterm elections. CISA, the federal agency responsible for safeguarding the nation's critical infrastructure cybersecurity, organized the security discussion to address election-related risks.

The meeting took place against the backdrop of claims made by President Trump regarding the potential risk of hackers targeting voting systems. The conference call represents part of ongoing federal efforts to coordinate election security preparations with state authorities ahead of the voting period.