Not one word on that page about DHS having anything to do with providing paper for ballots, or having any authority over what paper the states choose to use for their ballots.
It notes that some ballots have watermarks as a way to "confirm the ballot was printed by an approved printing authority". Some. And even in states that use watermarks, state workers are in charge of choosing the company which provides the paper, choosing the printing company which prints the ballots, interacting with these companies, and paying them. And the paper production companies each have a bunch of employees involved in production, who necessarily have access to all the paper specifications including any watermark specifications, and can easily produce extra paper to sell on the side to anyone willing to pay.
Some ballots have watermarks. So what? Lots of standard paper that anyone can buy has watermarks. There is no evidence anywhere that DHS has anything to do with any watermarks on paper used to print ballots. The DHS website is just stating basic information about what some states do to try to make ballot counterfeiting a bit more difficult.
Of course, many of these states are under Democratic control and even many states with Republican-controlled legislatures have government agencies staffed with lots of Democrats who don't hesitate to do illegal things to advance their political power. These staffers can order all the watermarked paper they want, and give it to anybody they want to give it to. And the staffers in charge of printing have all the information about anti-counterfeiting measures in the printing process, and can give that information to anybody they want to give it to.
Not one word on that page about DHS having anything to do with providing paper for ballots, or having any authority over what paper the states choose to use for their ballots.
It notes that some ballots have watermarks as a way to "confirm the ballot was printed by an approved printing authority". Some. And even in states that use watermarks, state workers are in charge of choosing the company which provides the paper, choosing the printing company which prints the ballots, interacting with these companies, and paying them. And the paper production companies each have a bunch of employees involved in production, who necessarily have access to all the paper specifications including any watermark specifications, and can easily produce extra paper to sell on the side to anyone willing to pay.
“Some”. More than “none” like you were claiming earlier.
Cope
Some ballots have watermarks. So what? Lots of standard paper that anyone can buy has watermarks. There is no evidence anywhere that DHS has anything to do with any watermarks on paper used to print ballots. The DHS website is just stating basic information about what some states do to try to make ballot counterfeiting a bit more difficult.
Of course, many of these states are under Democratic control and even many states with Republican-controlled legislatures have government agencies staffed with lots of Democrats who don't hesitate to do illegal things to advance their political power. These staffers can order all the watermarked paper they want, and give it to anybody they want to give it to. And the staffers in charge of printing have all the information about anti-counterfeiting measures in the printing process, and can give that information to anybody they want to give it to.