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As expected, Election Day was incredibly busy for our office! Our team was in close to 40 counties visiting precincts to make sure our laws were being followed. I started in Marshall County and worked my way down through the Delta. It was a great day meeting many Mississippians who spent their day working the polls and those who came out to cast a vote. We are thankful to all who were dedicated enough to civic duty to help ensure a safe and secure election.
As many of you are probably aware, Mississippi sustained a cyberattack on Election Day which caused the public facing side of our websites to be periodically inaccessible. Our cyber defense partners have not confirmed to origin of the DDoS activity, but we do know a pro-Russia group claimed responsibility. I couldn’t be prouder of Assistant SoS Eric Yoakum and his team, including the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, for their efforts throughout Election Day. They worked diligently to ensure that Mississippi’s election was safe and secure, and through their hard work, we can confidently say our election system was not compromised.
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