ROPE Report Live - Wendy Dial on Election Integrity; What Is HAVA?

Wendi will talk with us about HAVA funds. Why is Oklahoma taking federal funds for our elections?

"HAVA Election Security grants are formula grants that were first appropriated in 2018 (Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018). Authorized under Title I Section 101 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the Election Security grant program marked the first new HAVA appropriation since 2010. Election Security funding provides states with additional resources to improve the administration of elections for federal office, including to enhance technology and make certain election security improvements.

HAVA Election Security funding is available to states and U.S. territories as defined by HAVA and the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023."

ATTENTION: The portion about the online voter portal is WRONG. Representative Eric Roberts ran - and passed - a bill last year to make sure that all that information was password protected. We didn't go far enough through the portal on the livestream. To change any information there, you must have a social security number and/or password. Thank you Rep. Roberts!