Buried in a March executive order from President Donald Trump is a provision that could cast doubt on voting machines in Ohio and around the country. The order directs federal officials to amend a set of security benchmarks for voting machines.

Those standards, known as the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines , are indeed voluntary. But some states, including Ohio , require compliance with the most recent guidelines in state statute .

“If that were to be implemented — if that executive order were to be implemented by the (Election Assistance Commission),” Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams explained, “it would basically decertify our equipment.”

The order

The president’s executive order drew a lot more attention for a different voting issue. Trump wanted to alt

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