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    What To Know About The Election Security Situation After Super Tuesday

    The biggest day of voting so far in 2020 wasn't faultless, but it also might have gone much worse. Moves and counter-moves are afoot to influence Americans and protect the vote.
    by Philip Ewing Mar 05, 2020 4 minutes
    Voters fill out their ballots for the presidential primary in a log cabin run by the American Legion in San Anselmo, Calif., on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020. While no significant foreign interference was detected, election and law enforcement officials are closely monitoring this year's primaries.

    The big picture on election security in the 2020 campaign after Super Tuesday: Could be worse — but also could be better.

    The biggest day of voting so far in this year's race wasn't problem-free: Officials dealt with problems in Texas, California and North Carolina, plus tornadoes disrupted the vote in middle Tennessee.

    And, as national security officials acknowledged before and during the vote on Tuesday, foreign malefactors continue to try to influence the information environment in the United States via agitation and disinformation on social media.

    Even so, Americans appear to have been able to cast a

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