House Democrat: Paper ballots protect against Musk’s potential election hacking

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that the use of paper ballots prevents hacking from tech mogul Elon Musk, who is supporting Republicans this election cycle.

“Forty-nine of the 50 states have paper records of the ballots, right?” Himes said on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe.”

“Except for Louisiana, every other state in the union has a paper backup,” he added. “So, let’s just imagine that Elon Musk or whoever can pull off something they’ve never pulled off before and get in and change the vote totals, it would be relatively easy to go back and check that against the actual paper ballot.”

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