PAPER BALLOTS AND OPEN, MANUAL COUNTS: Hacking the election is nearly impossible. But that’s not Russia’s goal. “Elections authorities and cyber security experts say a concerted effort to alter the outcome of November’s elections through a cyber attack is nearly impossible, even after hackers gained access to voter registration databases in at least two states. But some of those same experts say hackers with ties to Russia aren’t aiming to change election results; instead, their goal is to create a perception that the results are in question, and to undermine confidence in American democracy.”

I suppose it was Russian agents of influence spreading the Diebold conspiracy theories in 2004.