washington u.s. department homeland security friday designate u.s. election infrastructure critical widen options government protect vote machine cyber attack decision announce statement dhs secretary jeh johnson follow 2016 presidential campaign mar concern hackers could disrupt election also friday u.s. intelligence agencies release report accuse russian president vladimir putin direct campaign hack democratic party computers effort help republican donald trump win u.s. presidency u.s. officials determine hackers target 20 state voter registration systems election evidence tally alter ballot cast nov. 8. elevate election systems critical infrastructure put par sectors eligible receive prioritize cyber security assistance dhs include communication transportation systems bank industry energy grid election infrastructure include poll place centralize vote tabulations locations storage facilities voter registration databases vote machine johnson say johnson say staff consult state local election officials aware many oppose designation conservative state georgia object idea float presidential campaign claim elections historically oversee local officials classification federal takeover regulation oversight intrusion concern elections country johnson say statement designation nothing change role state local governments administer run elections u.s. raise protection election systems cyber attack