By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
Associated Press
Deadly tornadoes knocked out polling places in Tennessee while fears over the coronavirus left some polling places in California and Texas short of election workers as Super Tuesday voting opened around the country.
Scattered reports of polling places opening late, machines malfunctioning or voter rolls being down marred voting in some of the 14 states voting Tuesday, but there were no reports of voters being unable to cast a ballot or security breaches.
Super Tuesday marked the first major security test since the 2018 midterms, with state and local election officials saying they are well-prepared.
States have been racing to shore up cybersecurity defenses, replace aging and vulnerable voting equipment and train for worst-case scenarios since it became clear that Russia launched a sweeping and systematic effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
U.S. intelligence chiefs have warned foreign interference remains a threat for the 2020 election.
