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Brown “It’s a new day with new challenges,” Brown wrote in an email to the Lake City Reporter. “But the election community is very resilient and very adaptive.” The perception that elections are extremely vulnerable to attacks is spreading fast, Brown wrote. The pub- lic sees news outlets report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and believes hackers were able to change votes, she said, but that is not the case. “Election systems, by design, are probably the most disconnected systems COREY ARWOOD/Lake City Reporter ELECTIONS continued on 4A Helen Roberson surveys extensive fire damage to her Pilots Way home. Three pets died in the blaze. ‘Pie-fight’ George enters charge lands man in jail race for city By TONY BRITT Dist. 10 seat [email protected] Seeks to oust 5-term A Fort White man was arrested incumbent Jefferson. 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