In plain terms. The Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act amended the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act so that its prohibitions on unauthorized computer access expressly reach voting systems. It extended federal computer-crime protection to election infrastructure.
Citation. Pub. L. 116-179 (Oct. 20, 2020); 52 U.S.C. § 20971; 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (amended).