Lawmakers Scrap $500 Million in State Election Security Grants
- Grants help pay for new systems, cyber attack protection
- Move comes amid Trump’s unfounded claims of voter fraud
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Congressional negotiators have eliminated $500 million in election security grants to the states from a final version of a measure to fund the U.S. government into 2021, a top House Democrat says.
That development comes as President Donald Trump and his allies continue to promote unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud in the Nov. 3 election, even though their allegations have been rejected by courts and state election officials.