Category Archives: voting technology
“Blockchain ballots? Pilot project in Denver will permit independent audit”
Steven Rosenfeld reports.
DHS Looking at the Security of Ballot Marking Devices (BMDs)
Politico:
DHS ON BMDs: DHS is scrutinizing the reliability of ballot-marking devices following a study from experts concluding that they cannot be reliably audited, Krebs also said Tuesday, but the department hasn’t come to a firm conclusion. “It’s part of… Continue reading
“In Push for 2020 Election Security, Top Official Was Warned: Don’t Tell Trump”
NYT:
In the months before Kirstjen Nielsen was forced to resign, she tried to focus the White House on one of her highest priorities as homeland security secretary: preparing for new and different Russian forms of interference in the… Continue reading
“‘They think they are above the law’: the firms that own America’s voting system”
The Guardian:
Maryland congressman Jamie Raskin is a newcomer to the cause of reforming America’s vote-counting machines, welcomed through baptism by fire. In 2015, Maryland’s main election system vendor was bought by a parent company with ties to a Russian… Continue reading
“Ballot-Marking devices (BMDs) cannot assure the will of the voters”
Important new paper from Andrew Appel, Richard DeMillo, and Philip Stark on the controversy over the new type of ballot printing machinery which uses barcodes:
Computers, including all modern voting systems, can be hacked and misprogrammed. The scale and complexity… Continue reading
“Blockchain Voting: Unwelcome Disruption or Senseless Distraction?”
U.S. Vote Foundation:
It really gets old being a guinea pig. Not because of the cagey confines, but for the insistence of those who try their ideas out on you. Overseas and military voters continue to be the guinea pigs… Continue reading
Is It Possible to Do Reliable Post-Election Audits on Ballots which Print a Scannable Bar Code Rather than Human-Readable Voter Choices?
This is one of the hottest issues right now among election integrity advocates.
Important piece from Steven Rosenfeld:
The critics believe there are too many hidden or hackable parts that can be targeted by malevolent actors to steal votes… Continue reading
“Georgia likely to plow ahead with buying insecure voting machines”
Eric Geller for Politico:
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is poised to sign a bill to overhaul the state’s voting system with machines that are widely considered vulnerable to hacking.The new equipment would replace the state’s paperless, electronic machines — technology… Continue reading
Buell: “Blockchains for Voting: An idea whose time will never come”
Here is a guest post from Duncan Buell, NCR Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina: If you were to ask computing and election security experts for the two things they would most strongly oppose when it… Continue reading
“New Georgia voting machines win final vote in state House”
AJC:
The Georgia House gave final legislative approval Thursday to buying a new $150 million touchscreen-and-paper ballot statewide voting system, sending the bill to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature.The House voted 101-69 on the proposal for Georgia voters… Continue reading
“Hacking Elections: Cyber Threats, Vulnerabilities, and the Way Forward”
ABA event coming March 18.
Voting Machine Vendors Looking Defensive, Giving Answers Undermining Confidence in Voting Machine Security
Thread:
1/I have Dominion's response to Friday's letter from NY Board of Elections. A rare glimpse into anti-security mindset of voting machine vendors. Hacking concerns may delay Westchester's $6.1M plan to buy new voting machines https://t.co/zmoTv93PJu via @lohudREAD THIS… Continue reading
“Deny, defy, disdain: Georgia election chief adopts familiar voting security strategy”
Politico:
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is no longer the state’s chief election official — but his combative style in defending its insecure voting technology lives on.Fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, Kemp’s successor as secretary of state, has been pursuing the… Continue reading