Texas Secretary of State, "Texas: 2018 HAVA Election Security Grant Funding Narrative." 2018. Unclassified.

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Texas: 2018 HAVA Election Security Grant Funding Narrative

Cortents
1 Overview of State cestion Structure a

1 Planved Expenciures of 2018 HAVA Elation Sart Grat une 4

1 lection auciting ane Cyber Vulnerable: Secu Sere for Counties a
B. Voter Renstration arc Election WenanerientSyers: Security Enhancements end Integration,
Voting Eauipment Replaceren: end Uppredes: Contract Sclutons 2
State Match a

WL Conelion 3

|. Overview of State Election Structure

‘The Serstry of Sate '506") athe chieFetet.on oficr of Texas. In that Yale, SOS obs and mats:
Uunlority in Texas elections and aevees an asi loca] oficial condting shose electors

The conduct felctons in Teasis decentralized. County cles o, in these ccunses that have created
te ote, county election drinstratars,candct coun elections (the "county slecion Officer”) In
Paden, the voter vegas generally ether the county tax assesoreolesar or he county election
‘min strato:} maintain te oficial et of registered votasinthe'r respective countias. The county
poltel pares conduct primary elactanen vera, wits the county ena acthe chief elecon oFieer. Cary
‘oti in psloary lection, including wating by mas conavstoes by ve County Flction Oieer

Loca polisal subdivisions conduc theiewn scons, Fer axa, ty lection are hd bythe ey,
nd schoo! dstrieslctlors are hasty the sexoal. Taasezolensussivslons afer contrat with the
county conduct thelr eiecon ar held aint ection: with one another, they are nat ecuired es do
so. They utlize the county it oF registered vetors aparoariats fr thai esl

I. Planned Excerditures o* 2018 HAVA Election Security Grant Funds

Prios Help America Vote Ac "HAVA" unds of aporeximstely $230MM inure match ané eared
interest received ny Tevae were uted primary forthe counties o urchaze HAVAccomplan: voting
systers wth te remainder alate for SOS ta gurenase and maltain = conan electron vote
Fealstraton database ("TEAM supportvcter educaton affors, anc of

taining tool. Ofte 2018 HAYA Cletion Security Gro funds Teas wil receive $23,252,608 which
Fer $1,162,680 n state match he 918 HAVA Psion Servity Far"). Reiss a deserption of
eras articipatc use ofthe 2028 HAA Election Security Funds, neludrg = reference othe aplcebe
ucget Workaheet Progra Categorie, az well a how Teva atc pater mestng the sate macch
reaurerent,

|. Flaction aud tng and Cyber vulnersbiie: See

y Sendces for Counties

eudget WorkshoetProaram Categories (bj Election Avatng and fl

Security

Texas intancs to devote a portion ofthe 2018 AVA lection Security Funds, lating por Wo Ue 2018,
ieneral election, and continuing through the summer ct 2020, to sling securty products vailsble to its
254 coutlas. SOS curently in the orocess of squring asubseripsion fer a cyber security ering eou"se,
inivchl be mace matali fame enarge, ta election eff 9125 counties n acvance ofthe 2018
onera election
50S articpatosutibing ening ste teeanoogieal esources. Spoaialy, tao Texas Department of
information Resources (°DIR fa state agency exablehed to aovce tecelogy leaders selon,
fand valueto leas state government education, and lca goverrienentes i enable aid facia the
atiment of tir eore missions, DIR offers. numberof senire, including a eaoaeratvepuremaing,
program, trogen nies DIR negavistes costae atharresses the blk Suing paver of te state OR
ase has Shares Services Program tha: provces organizations access 9 managed IT 3: seco along
‘hose orgeizt ons te focus resources on suzpertng their mission ane business functions ths than
recy managing "services, Aepartofe shard saves cffernge, DIR ere Managed Securty Servces
[CMSs Menayed SeertyServiessanssts of three main service eompoven: Security Manitoring snd
Device Management, Incident Rezperse, and sk a Coripllance. ach cmponentcortains a subse oF
secuntyrelates sentces te help mest e~ariatlons security needs

‘50 has budget enough fds to offer security assessments throueh the Managed Secury Services
rogram, foe ofcharga, ral 254Tavas counts The fee schedule established uncer the Manages
Secunty Series program for abtaining these sence is based on rcunty size. emactaton wil
fletenm nedon case-by-case Cais. trough caunies part pale on a vountay bi, SOS il wot
make all counties xzare of te aa ability ofthe security sessment, and that an assessmert scalable
to any county wtih requests ane, The counsy wil otfy SOS that i interestes in paticpating nthe
program. Any county tha: ches to aiclaaie wll exacuta elsvant documentation ncaa with
pial sae a federal la

he products may includ, cut are not ited t,t folowing

Endint Management ystoms
intusion Detection Sycer/intrusiorProtenton Systm
ost Saved Intrusion Detection Syster/Hest Sesee Intrusion Prevention Systems
Maluare Detecson Sytems/ Malware Prevention Systoms
Managed Firewall Serves
Managed Wea app ication rewall Srces
SecaryIforation ane Event Managerr ent
Security Operation: Center Services
+ Taneat Research
+ nidenttespanse Services, wie includes
©. Dial Forensice
incident Response Peparecness
5 Rlskané Compliance
1+ tnterprse Rsk etieaton, Semadiation,Montaring, ana Management Sones, which inch

9) Rise Asgessment
Cloud Comatiance Assessment
© Yulnersbity scanning

2 Web pplication tanning

. oter Registration Systems ang Wlanapemen: and fleccion Management: Security
Cahancements and rtegraion

Budget Worksheet Progr Categories: e) Voor Regsteaion Systems, fd) Cyber Secuny, nd () Other
ction pptestions

‘texas intends te cevote sors ofthe 2018 H/o section Secunty Funds to making secur enhancemnts
{OTAM, ln aiion, Teno intends to use the ans to evsuate anc enbance the security ofthe var ut
‘lotion vanagementappstions maintzires by she SOS, neludng, bt nt limites ro, sap eaten
‘lating canddat ling, ballot center, slecion nlgteporng ard camassing of elctons. Texas
fans to evaust2 21 components of is electo” epplcatins to ensure eath module liues efficient,
‘conrad securely nd make upgrades as necesary, Tends intends to review systems aspects
(atived ganaalyfram the Unk Sttes UactionAestanes Conwm ele’: “chazkis for Securing Eeeion
Night Reporing Stems amang her systems aspects ta exahint baths eieston night poring
ysemane ether election apoleations. Teasintends to mako the shove rfereneed enhancements ane
Uagredes ator before the endo ealendar yar 2019, posse

© Noting Equln-vent Replacerne-t ard Unarades: Contract So.tions
‘Budget Worksheet Progrom Categories: (ei Voting Equipment anf} Cyber Security

‘Ove S1SORIM ef previous HAVA funds wos su ranted to she counties in connection with the aauistion
cf AWs-complaint voting equipmert; te 2018 AVA Elecion Secu fds, however, arencteuficent
‘replace voing ystems tsteinde. necorinly, taxa plan to instead use same she 2018 HAVA
lection Security Funds to revide contact solos to cauites aor before the end of ealencar year
2024, possible

or exam, SOS plane te werk with DIR thet counsee can ute IN’ cooperative purchasing prgrest
‘referenced above. Texas eo wil acs om ecnom zing resouross, ich might inclu, fr example,
‘acitaing cooperative purchases between countes endfor ater pote! subdivisions, eption for service
agreements as coposes to the acauistes of equsment, term corracs whers sppicable or, fundnsis
‘edible, subsiding portions of voting system costs. A a minum, Texas intend to incomporate
5 and guide ns from tne Voluntary Voting Systom Guilin feta te sme ef conten,

inte ary cancractsclutons provides, Any Pew vting systams acquired wtliing te contrac solutions
offered must comply with federal and state aw, and must arecuce voter verifiable paper aucte tra

“Toyas ons to obtan'ts ash match of 51,152,530 dung the 86" Regular Session of the Texas Legslatre
which begin in nuary 2318,

Conclusion

ln aising the 2928 Hava laccon Securty Funds, exes sans to synergise each ofthe aforemensiored
slannee scttes refereed shove vo ease tha he election efastucture in Tesas swell arzanize,
lant, wansparert, end, mast al, cure
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