The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) operates election monitoring rooms during election cycles to field and share information about active threats to elections.
November 04, 2025
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CISA's operational role in coordinating threat information during election cycles
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was created in 2018 to help safeguard the United States' critical infrastructure, including dams, power plants, and election systems.
January 01, 2018
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CISA was established as a federal agency tasked with protecting critical infrastructure sectors, explicitly including election infrastructure.
Since its creation, CISA's election-related functions have included warning state and local election officials about potential foreign threats, advising how to secure polling places, and conducting exercises to plan responses to election-day disruptions such as bomb threats or disinformation campaigns.
January 01, 2018
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CISA provides operational guidance and preparedness support specifically targeted at protecting election infrastructure and processes.
CISA's core functions include warning state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign actors, advising on how to protect polling places from attacks, and conducting exercises and planning for responses to unexpected election-related incidents such as bomb threats or disinformation campaigns.
January 01, 2018
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Typical operational roles CISA performs in support of election infrastructure