A bill authorizing Minnesota access to a portion of federal funds for election security passed out of a key Republican-led Senate committee at the State Capitol this morning. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon says the state is vulnerable without access to the full amount…

The bill calls for around $1.5 million of the more than $6.6 million the state is eligible for. Minnesota was one of 21 states whose election systems were targeted by Russian hackers in 2016. The efforts were unsuccessful in Minnesota. The Democrat-led House is expected to approve the full funding amount.