Sec. 6. Strengthening the integrity of electoral processes in the Americas
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As part of the strategy required by section 5(a)(1), the Secretary of State shall develop and implement a plan for strengthening the integrity of electoral processes in the Americas. The plan required by subsection
(a)shall include— an assessment of emerging challenges and risks to democratic elections in the Americas, including the unique threats posed by digital election interference; and initiatives, in coordination with the Organization of American States and member states of the Organization of American States— to ensure the integrity of elections, preserve the credibility and objectivity of electoral observation missions of the Organization of American States, and strengthen the technical capacity of those missions to investigate electoral irregularities in electoral processes; and to improve election observation methodologies of the Organization of American States and strengthen the training provided to electoral observation missions of the Organization of American States to effectively monitor, report, and address the emerging threat of digital election interference.