SHIELD and SAFE Acts

The League of Women Voters of the US has joined a letter to U.S. House members urging support for HR 4617, the SHIELD Act. The legislation will strengthen laws to protect U.S. elections against foreign intervention.

The League has also endorsed the SAFE Act, S. 2053, sponsored by Senator Amy Klobuchar in the U.S. Senate. This legislation provides funding to support state and local election officials in strengthening election infrastructure and cybersecurity against foreign interference, and raises the bar for election integrity through requiring paper ballots, modern statistical audits, and stronger cybersecurity and accessibility requirements for voting equipment.