Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- As the United States heads toward another consequential election, election security is once again moving to the center of the national debate. But this time, the discussion is not only about hackers, foreign interference or physical threats to polling places. It is also about something more fundamental: whether Americans can trust the institutions responsible for protecting the electoral system.

The Trump administration has released a new 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), outlining measures election officials can use to defend voting infrastructure against cyberattacks and physical threats. The plan covers voter-registration systems, vo...