J. Alex Halderman, Professor of Computer Science, College of Engineering,

Walter Richard Mebane, Jr., Political Science Professor

On March 20th, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced a commission of 18 local and national experts on election cybersecurity. Their mission is to provide advice on Election Security best practices.

J. Alex Halderman, professor of computer science and engineering at U-M was appointed Co-Chair of the commission. Walter Mebane Jr., professor of political science and statistics was also among those selected for the commission.

“The security of our elections is critical to the security of our democracy,” said Ms. Benson. “I am grateful that many of our nation’s top election security experts have joined forces with our local election officials to develop a plan that will ensure Michigan’s elections are secured against all known and emerging threats.”