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US Super Tuesday Primaries Seemingly Unscathed by Foreign Meddling

Jeff Seldin

   WASHINGTON - U.S. voters who headed to the polls to cast ballots in
   Super Tuesday primaries encountered scattered problems, some causing
   long lines or delays, but nothing that could be attributed to foreign
   interference, U.S. officials said.

   The updated assessment late Tuesday came as polling stations were
   preparing to close in the last of the 14 states and one territory
   giving voters a chance to determine U.S. President Donald Trump's
   opponent in November's presidential election.

   Problems included issues with voter registration databases as well as
   problems with voting machines in Texas and California.

   Website issues

   In Minnesota, a tool on the state's website that helps voters find
   their polling stations also went down.

   "We have obviously sporadic reporting on IT systems issues throughout a
   number of states," a senior official with the U.S. Cybersecurity and
   Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) told reporters late Tuesday.

   "But our understanding at this point is, generally speaking, everything
   is back up and running," he added. "We don't have any reports of
   malicious cyber activity."

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