Scanlan responds to ballot-counting device concerns, says statewide inspections unwarranted

CONCORD, NH – New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan is defending the security of the state’s electronic ballot-counting devices in response to an Oct. 26 letter signed by 10 Republican state representatives questioning whether the state has adequately verified that deployed equipment lacks network capabilities.

The lawmakers requested public disclosure of machine components, independent physical inspections of a statistically meaningful sample of devices, and verification that equipment purchased by municipalities matches approved configurations. Scanlan maintains …