Reply #55: St Paul Pioneer Press July 25 Technology Blurb [View All]

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Experts warn of e-voting fraud threat
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/6378671.htm
An electronic voting system used in some states as an alternative to the troublesome punch-card ballots is highly vulnerable to fraud, computer security experts warned in a study released Thursday. The study found "significant security flaws" with the system designed by Diebold Election Systems. The system was vulnerable to unscrupulous voters as well as "insiders such as poll workers, software developers and even janitors," who could cast multiple votes without a trace, the study said. The system allows ballots to be cast on a 15-inch touchscreen. The study was the first review of the software by independent researchers.