Category Archives: voting technology

Vote Totals Wrong in Primary Because Someone Forgot to Clear Hard Drive

August 19, 2016, 2:37 pmelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

It’s the incompetence, not the malice people: Election Systems & Software (ES&S) has released a report on its findings related to errors in the Hill County Republican Primary. The report comes amidst an ongoing investigation by Attorney General Ken … Continue reading

“Internet Voting Leaves Out a Cornerstone of Democracy: The Secret Ballot”

August 18, 2016, 3:21 pmelection administration, internet voting, voting technologyRick Hasen

MIT Technology Review: If the risk of hackers meddling with election results is not enough, here’s another reason voting shouldn’t happen on the Internet: the ballots can’t be kept secret. That’s according to a new report from Verified Voting, a… Continue reading

Google Partners with Perkins Coie to Offer Voting Information

August 18, 2016, 11:39 amcampaigns, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

This looks to be super useful to voters, and a fantastic project, but I suspect we will hear some Republican complaints on the partnership with one of the top Democratic law firms: We’re less than three months away from… Continue reading

“Security against Election Hacking – Part 1: Software Independence”

August 17, 2016, 12:28 pmelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Andrew Appel: So the good news is: our election system has many checks and balances so we don’t have to trust the hackable computers to tell us who won. The biggest weaknesses are DRE paperless touchscreen voting machines used in… Continue reading

“The Election Won’t Be Rigged. But It Could Be Hacked.”

August 12, 2016, 8:02 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Zeynep Tufekci for NYT opinion: Since 1996, Georgia has voted for the Republican candidate in presidential elections, but this year a batch of recent polls have painted a tight race — with some polls even indicating that the Democratic nominee,… Continue reading

“Hackers Say It Would Be ‘Too Easy’ To Hack The U.S. Elections; ‘If it were up to me, I would remove every single electronic voting machine in America.'”

August 5, 2016, 12:30 pmchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Sheera Frankel for Buzzfeed with another chilling report.

“U.S. Seeks to Protect Voting System From Cyberattacks”

August 4, 2016, 7:44 amchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

Must-read NYT: The Obama administration is weighing new steps to bolster the security of the United States’ voting process against cyberthreats, including whether to designate the electronic ballot-casting system for November’s elections as “critical infrastructure,” Jeh Johnson, the secretary of… Continue reading

“Hacker threat extends beyond parties”

August 1, 2016, 7:29 amchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

Politico reports.

Jack Goldsmith on Whether Foreign Powers Could Hack Our Elections

July 26, 2016, 7:24 amchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

Ugh: Is the election aspect of this hack unique? There have been reports in recent years of cyberattacks or cyberoperations in computer networks in other countries related to elections. Still, if this if a Russian (or some other foreign… Continue reading

“Los Angeles County Unveils New Voting System Prototype”

July 5, 2016, 11:44 amvoting technologyRick Hasen

Doug Chapin: One of the most eagerly-anticipated projects in elections took another step forward last week as Los Angeles County, CA unveiled the prototype of the new voting system developed through its Voting System Assessment Project (VSAP). The LA… Continue reading

“Uniformity in Voting Systems: Looking at the Crazy Quilt of Election Technology”

June 22, 2016, 12:15 pmelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

That’s the lead story in this month’s issue of NCSL’s The Canvass.

“More than 30 states offer online voting, but experts warn it isn’t secure”

May 17, 2016, 7:27 amelection administration, internet voting, voting technologyRick Hasen

Sari Horwitz for WaPo: The popularity of voting online is growing and will be in place for the presidential election in more than 30 states, primarily for voters living overseas or serving in the military. But security experts and some… Continue reading

“GOP shuns electronic ballots at open convention; Republicans opt for tradition over tech to maximize drama for national audience”

May 2, 2016, 7:49 amvoting technologyRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“State Online Voter Registration Systems”

April 11, 2016, 7:36 amelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Now live at Pew: an interactive look at how states implemented and offer online voter registration. The tool tracks which states offer online registration and summarizes our survey findings across five topics: legislation, development, features, access, and processing.