Category Archives: voting technology
“Iowa will keep voter registration system for 2020 elections”
The AP on the nuts and bolts of trying to figure
out the right amount of space to upgrade election technology in an unending
election environment.
Director of National Intelligence Creates “Election Threats Executive”
Shelby Pierson gets the nod for a new federal position to serve as the intelligence community’s principal advisor on election security.
This
bio fits the very general description in the DNI’s press
statement, but I’ll confess I’m not sure… Continue reading
“Senate passes bill making hacking voting systems a federal crime”
The legislation passed
the Senate yesterday, and now heads
over to the House.
“States don’t have enough money to secure the 2020 election, new report warns”
A WaPo
article on a new
Brennan Center report diving into how six states (Alabama, Arizona,
Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania) used 2018 federal election
security grants … and the need each has for much more.
“Voting by Phone Is Easy. But Is It Secure?”
Stateline
focuses on a lot of questions about the plans for Iowa and Nevada caucuses.
Microsoft and election security
NBC
reports on two Microsoft announcements, summarized in this
blog post.
The headline is that Microsoft is giving away free, open
source ElectionGuard software to election machine suppliers. According to the site, it apparently “enables”
voting using a touchscreen… Continue reading
Voters file petition to get Pennsylvania to reconsider voting technology
The fight in Pennsylvania continues.
State v. county election systems management
An
important story in Washington State about the integration of county
registration systems into a newer statewide system. It’s not important because it’s particularly
new or surprising (it’s neither), but just as a reminder of the details to be
ironed… Continue reading
“Top Democrat demands answers on election equipment vulnerabilities.”
The
Hill reports on Sen. Ron Wyden’s questions of the EAC. Senator Wyden took
to the floor yesterday to speak about the issue as well.
Summary of Congressional Legislation on Security of Voting Systems
An
interesting summary in Forbes of the bills on the table.
“W.Va. Secretary of State: Russians Meddled in Social Media, Not Voting Machines”
Mac
Warner’s point is absolutely right: in 2016, the most meaningful system hacked
was us. Humans were the most vulnerable
link.
And as for securing the non-human component, election
officials know that there’s been an enormous amount of work done.
“What Really Happened With West Virginia’s Blockchain Voting Experiment?”
Slate says ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
“New Election Systems Use Vulnerable Software”
New this morning from the AP. A snippet:
An Associated Press analysis has found that like many counties in Pennsylvania, the vast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots,… Continue reading