A grand jury report outlines attacks in an August 2 , 2010 , primary election in Florida . Someone created a computer program that made 2,500 bogus requests for absentee ballots . It 's the first documented attack on a U.S. election , said political scientist David Jefferson . Jefferson : ` In 2012 alone , the state endured long lines , chaotic polling places and disputes over legislative actions that shortened the number of days and hours for early voting . ` It 's clear that the attackers knew what they were doing ''
A grand jury report outlines attacks in an August 2 , 2010 , primary election in Florida . Someone created a computer program that made 2,500 bogus requests for absentee ballots . It 's the first documented attack on a U.S. election , said political scientist David Jefferson . Jefferson : ` ` It 's clear that the attackers knew what they were doing ''