[joshua c]

The former makes it the duty of election officials to maintain the security and integrity of the records and safeguard their chain of custody, “so that a complete and uncompromised record of federal elections can be reliably accessed and used in federal law enforcement matters,” the document states.

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are they saying only the feds can look at the records?

[Dr. Franklin]

are they saying only the feds can look at the records?

Sounds like they are saying no one can look at the records. The reason for keeping the records for 22 months is so they can be audited if a court, a state legislature, or Congress decides there is something worth investigating. It's just more double talk.