Election security efforts likely to gain ground in Democrat-controlled Congress

Efforts to secure more funding and legislation to give a boost to election security could gain new ground as Democrats take control of both chambers of Congress and the White House.

Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the incoming chairs of two key Senate committees, told The Hill that they plan to again back the Honest Ads Act, a bill meant to increase transparency of election ads on social media.

Republicans may also be likely to back election reform efforts following debunked concerns around voter fraud and interference in the 2020 general election.