Category Archives: voting technology
“‘Calibration issue’ in Maryland voting machines switches GOP picks to Democrat”
“Pentagon watchdogs scrutinize states’ push toward online voting”
“L.A. County OKs contract to design new touch-screen voting system”
“‘Calibration error’ changes GOP votes to Dem in Illinois county”
We see these stories every election where people vote on touch screens. Sometimes the votes go the other way—but always the tin-foiled hat people yell conspiracy.
“Online Registration Now Available to Nearly Half of Eligible Voters”
Lawsuit Against DOD Seeking Online Voting Info
A reader passes along the following:
EPIC Files FOIA Lawsuit For Reports on Electronic Voting Reliability
EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to obtain test reports about an online voting program promoted by the Department of Defense.… Continue reading
“A deep dive into voting systems; Q&A with Wack and Keller of IEEE Voting Systems Standards Committee”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“Open Source Developments in CA, TX Signal Shift in Voting Technology Market”
“The Looming Crisis in Voting Technology: The nation’s voting equipment is quickly becoming obsolete. But even if local governments could afford upgrades, no new machines exist to buy. “
“E-voting experiments end in Norway amid security fears”
“Is anything less than true e-voting adequate for today’s post office challenged youth?”
“DoD won’t release e-voting penetration tests”
Politico:
DoD WON’T RELEASE E-VOTING PEN TESTS – Officials have yet to release the results of a 2011 set of penetration tests on Internet voting software conducted by the Department of Defense, prompting election watchdogs to ask what the… Continue reading
“Bitcoin Could Change Voting the Way It’s Changed Money”
MotherBoard: “What does voting have to do with bitcoin? For all its appeal, online voting in its current form— which is already being used or researched in several US states and countries overseas—is very vulnerable to fraud, cyberattack, and… Continue reading