CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 28, 2026
CONCERN ABOUT ELECTION SECURITY AND ELECTION INTEGRITY HAS BEEN RAISED ANOTHER NOTCH.
AS REPORTED BY JOHN SOLOMON OF “JUST THE NEWS,” THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WILL REQUIRE RANDOM AUDITS OF PAPER BALLOTS IN THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS. THEY CITE A LONG-SIMMERING CONCERN THAT THE NATION’S LARGEST VOTING TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES USE CHINESE PARTS IN THEIR VOTING MACHINES.
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY MARKWAYNE MULLIN HAS SENT A LETTER TO THE WHITE HOUSE THAT OUTLINES THE DANGERS POSED BY CHINESE COMPONENTS IN AMERICAN VOTING MACHINES AND THE WAY THAT THESE COMPONENTS COULD BE EXPLOITED BY HACKERS OR OTHER MALICIOUS ACTORS.
THESE CONCERNS WERE MOSTLY BIPARTISAN AS RECENTLY AS 2020, BUT OFFICIALS HAVE DONE LITTLE IN THE INTERVENING YEARS. WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?
VOTERS HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT OUR ELECTIONS ARE FAIR AND FREE OF FRAUD. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN PEOPLE ACCEPTED ELECTION RESULTS, EVEN IF THEIR CANDIDATE DIDN’T WIN. THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE. THESE RANDOM AUDITS SHOULD HELP PUBLIC CONFIDENCE, BUT THESE DAYS WITH SO MUCH RANCOR AMONG BOTH PARTIES, DON’T BET ON IT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
