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With midterms approaching, are Washington's voting systems safe from hackers?

caption: King County Elections employee Josephine Ruff unloads a full ballot drop box outside of the Seattle Public Library in Ballard in November of 2017.
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King County Elections employee Josephine Ruff unloads a full ballot drop box outside of the Seattle Public Library in Ballard in November of 2017.
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Kim Malcolm talks with Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman about election security in Washington state.

In 2016, Russian hackers attempted unsuccessfully to break into Washington's voter database. Wyman talks about how Washington has stepped up security measures over the last two years.

Listen to the interview by clicking the play button above.

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