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Chester County applied for an election grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a previously small Chicago-based nonprofit that quickly amassed hundreds of millions of dollars in donations to help local election offices — most notably, $350 million from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.

Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, was fired by President Trump last month for saying the election went smoothly and with no signs of cheating or interference.

Of the six counties that responded, representatives from five said they were satisfied with the machines and had little or no problems during the November election or past elections.

Trump, in two misleading tweets about the security of the U.S. election, said Krebs' termination was "effective immediately."

Foreign interference is a very old problem, but most Americans didn't used to worry much about it and the security of elections. With seven days to run until the end of voting in this year's election, here's what you need to know.