Iowa's Secretary of State says election results in the state will be safe

This Letter to the Editor is from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate:
 
There has been a lot of talk in the past few months about cybersecurity and the integrity of our elections system. My pledge to every Iowan is that you will be able to cast your vote on Election Day and your vote will count.
 
I take the integrity of our elections very seriously. In fact, it is my number one priority. My office is working with all 99 county auditors to do everything we can to protect the integrity of elections.
 
Let me clear up a few misconceptions: Our voting systems are not accessible through the internet. They are also not connected to each other. Therefore, a system-wide intrusion into the system is all but impossible. Also, Iowans vote on paper ballots, not machines.
 
As for the voter registration database, we have full-time staff dedicated to preventing the Iowa voting records from being compromised. We have multiple levels of programs and protocols in place to automatically detect any attempted intrusions.
 
We also rely on the 10,000 people serving on the frontline of our elections. Our neighbors are our pollworkers and pollwatchers. The system is bipartisan to ensure the integrity. You have my assurance that the Iowa Secretary of State's Office is dedicated to keeping Iowa's elections clean and fair.