Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen yesterday submitted a joint report to President Donald J. Trump evaluating the impact of any foreign interference on election infrastructure or the infrastructure of political organizations, including campaigns and candidates in the 2018-midterm elections.
The classified report was prepared pursuant to section 1(b) of Executive Order 13848, Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Influence in a United States Election, which the President issued on Sept. 12, 2018.
Throughout the 2018 midterm election cycle, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security worked closely with federal, state, local, and private sector partners, including all 50 states and more than 1400 local jurisdictions, to support efforts to secure election infrastructure and limit risk posed by foreign interference. Efforts to safeguard the 2020 elections are already underway.
Although the specific conclusions within the joint report must remain classified, the Departments have concluded there is no evidence to date that any identified activities of a foreign government or foreign agent had a material impact on the integrity or security of election infrastructure or political/campaign infrastructure used in the 2018 midterm elections for the United States Congress. This finding was informed by a report prepared by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) pursuant to the same Executive Order and is consistent with what was indicated by the U.S. government after the 2018 elections.
While the report remains classified, its findings will help drive future efforts to protect election and political/campaign infrastructure from foreign interference.
Q referred to NC in #2689, #2690.
An example:
Voter ID amendment was passed last November, Democratic governor resists the will of the people.
North Carolina Voter ID Amendment (2018)
SB 824 (2018)
On December 5 and December 6, 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to approve Senate Bill 824 (SB 824), which was designed to provide for types of voter identification that would be accepted at the polls.[1] SB 824 was introduced in response to voter approval of the Voter ID Amendment, which required photo identification to vote.[2]
On December 14, 2018, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) vetoed SB 824, saying, “Requiring photo IDs for in-person voting is a solution in search of a problem.” House Speaker Tim Moore (R-111) responded, “We are disappointed that Gov. Cooper chose to ignore the will of the people and reject a commonsense election integrity measure that is common in most states, but the North Carolina House will override his veto as soon as possible.”[3]
The state Senate overrode Gov. Cooper’s veto on December 18, 2018, in a vote of 33-12. Republicans, along with one Democrat, voted to override the veto, while the remaining Democrats voted against the override. The state House overrode the veto on December 19, 2018, in a vote of 72-40. Like in the state Senate, Republicans, along with one Democrat, voted to override the veto, while the remaining Democrats voted against the override.[2]
Election results
Approved
Yes - 2,049,121 - 55.49%
No - 1,643,983 - 44.51%
https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_Voter_ID_Amendment_(2018)
North Carolina voters approved four amendments — now lawmakers must write the bills
By Jonah Kaplan - Wednesday, November 07, 2018
https://abc11.com/politics/so-the-voter-id-amendment-was-passed-now-what/4641215/