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Idaho not among the states targeted by hackers

This Oct. 14, 2016 file photo shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s names printed on a ballot on a voting machine to be used in the upcoming election, in Philadelphia. The federal government on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems before last year’s presidential election. The notification came roughly a year after U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials first said states were targeted by hacking efforts possibly connected to Russia. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)
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BOISE – Idaho’s top elections officer says the Gem State was not one of 21 where hackers targeted elections systems last year.

Secretary of State Lawerence Denney told the Associated Press that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security informed his office Friday that hackers did not breach or attempt to breach any state or local elections systems in Idaho.

However, Denney said he has applied for a DHS security clearance and will meet with DHS officials on Tuesday.

Homeland Security officials say hackers believed to be Russian agents targeted voter registration systems in 21 states.

The states that told AP they had been targeted included key political battlegrounds, such as Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Other states confirming were Washington, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.