In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters reads an update on the election in Grand Junction, Colo. Election officials preparing for this year’s midterm elections have yet another concern to add to an already long list of threats that includes the potential for equipment failures, ransomware or a cyberattack waged by a hostile foreign government. (McKenzie Lange/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP, File)