; (B) States should conduct risk-limiting post-election audits; (C) the Federal Government should provide funds to help States upgrade and maintain information technology (IT) infrastructure, including voter registration databases; (D) election technology vendors must secure their voting systems; (E) the Federal Government should develop a national strategy to counter efforts to undermine democratic institutions; (F) the Intelligence Community should conduct pre-election threat assessments well in advance of Federal elections; (G) DHS should maintain the designation of election infrastructure as a critical infrastructure subsector; (H) Federal agencies should be empowered to be effective partners in pushing out nationwide security reforms; (I) DHS should establish clear and effective channels for sharing threat and intelligence information with election officials