Lawmakers split on federal officials deferring to states' decision-making on election security

Efforts to secure U.S. elections against foreign hacking and interference are still encountering friction amid a range of concerns over state autonomy, as money sits on the table for state and local governments to implement practices that officials say would increase the resilience of their systems leading up to the 2020 presidential contest.

“They are following the process we follow anytime you respond to the victim of a computer intrusion, which is we're there to help them, and we need...