Bronk, Chris2021-08-302021-08-30May 20212021-05May 2021https://hdl.handle.net/10657/8118How prepared are county officials to defend against cyber threats to electoral infrastructure? To answer this question, research was conducted in Texas by collecting data on our recent national elections. The study included interviews performed with election officials from three counties in the state of Texas, who are tasked with safeguarding our electoral infrastructure. This thesis explores problems or threats associated with the various voting technologies used to better understand the vulnerabilities that have previously caused election interference from foreign actors. The thesis aims to explore whether county officials in Texas are prepared to secure elections, protect voter information, and defend against cyberattacks or foreign interference. Ultimately, it will offer recommendations on how to defend against future attacks by recommending measures to protect the electoral infrastructure and the American democracy.application/pdfengThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Texas, electoral infrastructure, foreign interference, cyberattacks2021-08-30Thesisborn digital