“Biometrics and vote-by-phone: Is the fix to Florida’s election woes at our fingertips?”
Deep dive by David Smiley in the Miami Herald.
Category Archives: voting technology
“Tech Is Not the Enemy”
Adam Ambrogi:
With the 2018 midterm elections, the United States yet again found itself struggling to shape policies around how it casts and counts votes. Alarm bells were set off by everything from voting machine paper jams to the … Continue reading
“The Cybersecurity 202: Election security is going to be the hot new Democratic campaign issue in 2020”
WaPo:
Election security is already emerging as a key talking point on the campaign trail as Democrats offer up policies to secure votes from potential tampering and tout their own cybersecurity records — a sign they think this could… Continue reading
“The online voting revolution is here — how are we going to be able to trust it?”
“Trump’s DHS Guts Task Forces Protecting Elections From Foreign Meddling”
Daily Beast:
Two teams of federal officials assembled to fight foreign election interference are being dramatically downsized, according to three current and former Department of Homeland Security officials. And now, those sources say they fear the department won’t prepare… Continue reading
“Georgia voters suing for paper ballots win appeal to 11th Circuit”
AJC:
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a judge’s ruling that said Georgia’s electronic voting system poses a “concrete risk” to secure elections.The decision from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allows the voting system lawsuit to… Continue reading
“Why the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses could become a definitive showcase for online voting”
“The Blue Ribbon Commission on Pennsylvania’s Election Security Report Release”
Release:
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Pennsylvania’s Election Security today released a final report recommending legislators consider bond issuances to help counties purchase voting systems with paper ballots and implement mandatory post-election audits and election emergency plans before the… Continue reading
Election Security Advocates Battle the National Association of Secretaries of State over Opposition to Strengthening Voting Systems
Politico:
Indiana’s top election official is refusing to release her communications with the National Association of Secretaries of State, limiting the public’s understanding of both her role and the role of NASS in squashing federal legislation to upgrade voting… Continue reading
“Georgia official seeks to replace criticized voting machines”
AP:
Georgia’s new elections chief asked lawmakers Wednesday for $150 million to replace the state’s outdated electronic voting machines. In doing so, he all but closed the door on a hand-marked paper balloting system that experts say is cheapest… Continue reading
“Cuyahoga County elections board seeks public comment on new electronic voting equipment”
Cleveland.com:
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections invited public comment Wednesday on three proposals for replacing electronic voting equipment.The elections board plans to replace hundreds of scanners at polling locations and several high-speed central scanners at board headquarters, all… Continue reading
“How Voting-Machine Lobbyists Undermine the Democratic Process”
New Yorker:
In the past decade, Election Systems & Software (E.S. & S.), the largest manufacturer of voting machines in the country, has routinely wined and dined a select group of state-election brass, which the company called an “advisory board,”… Continue reading
“Changes may be ahead for criticized Georgia election system”
AP:
Georgia’s outdated election system has drawn criticism from cybersecurity experts and voting integrity advocates, and now a commission tasked with examining potential replacements is preparing to make recommendations to lawmakers.
The paperless system was closely scrutinized during last… Continue reading