While secretaries of state often maintain their own election technology infrastructure, state CIOs provide support for cybersecurity, network capacity and incident response.
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2026/07/30: Participants seen holding signs at the protest. New York patients, union members, and health workers gathered across from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, to share personal stories about our broken healthcare system, and to demand bold action by Congress and state lawmakers to protect and restore Medicare and Medicaid and to pass Medicare for All and the New York Health Act to provide comprehensive healthcare for all, without exception. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger testifies during the fourth hearing on the Jan. 6 investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on June 21, 2022 in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
The new platform lets residents search decades of legislative records, track City Council proposals, receive meeting alerts and submit public comments through a single website.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on February 24, 2026 in Williamsburg, Virginia. (Photo by Mike Kropf/Getty Images)
The directive calls for a statewide response plan and greater coordination among government agencies and technology companies as AI-related cyber risks grow.
The MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority logo sign is seen on a subway train in New York on Aug. 5, 2026. The transportation system provides rapid transport rail and bus service throughout the New York City and metropolitan area. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey speaks at the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention on May 30, 2026. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
5212 photo Ryan McFadden Cindy Zimmerman is a Sexual Assualt Nurse Examiner SANE at St. Joseph’s Medical Center; Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit (rape kit); (Photo By Ryan McFadden/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits Gouverneur Health in Manhattan to announce new policy on public health and taxes on Feb. 3, 2026. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks at a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol on November 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage / Getty Images)
Oxnard, CA – October 05, 2026: Oxnard Shores photographed from an airplane on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 in Oxnard, CA. Topographic LiDAR survey of the California coastline funded by the state of California monitors coastal erosion and morphology due to increasingly large storm and weather events along with rising sea levels. This survey serves as a baseline for future surveys and was conducted just before and after an active El Nino winter season.(Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
