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Paul Pate, Iowa’s Secretary of State, underscored the importance of the voter registration database, which contains vital information about citizens’ voting status. These electronic records are accessible across the state, making them a prime target for tampering.
To ward off malicious activities, election officials rely on tools like VoteShield, a sophisticated system that tracks changes to voter databases using statistics and machine learning. Launched in Iowa in 2018 and now adopted by 19 states, VoteShield monitors daily activity, flagging anomalies that could indicate suspicious behavior.