TAMPA, Fla. — CBS News has learned the U.S. intelligence community believes Russia is at it again, trying to interfere in this year's presidential election. It comes just months after the Russia investigation ended.
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, Craig Latimer, addressed concerns about outside interference as we get ready for the Presidential Preference Primary on March 17.
"You know there is a lot of talk about hacking and what people need to understand is that the server that houses all our election server is a stand-alone server that is not connected to the internet. My servers are connected to the voter registration system in Florida. Your voter registration is public record," said Latimer.
On Friday, the Elections office is testing its voting machines to make sure they are counting correctly. They are filling out ballots and checking to see if the machines count those ballots correctly.
Latimer says his office has sent out 172,000 vote-by-mail ballots for the March 17 election. They've received about 48,000 back so far.
Here's a breakdown by the numbers for Hillsborough County:
- 867,000 registered voters in Hillsborough county.
- 72 to 73 percent turnout for a presidential election. Latimer says turnout is expected to be higher this year.
- 260 polling sites In Hillsborough County
- 2,500 poll workers
As for the March 17 Presidential Preference Primary, only registered Democrats and Republicans can vote.
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