USA Today: Analysis finds e-voting machines vulnerable

[babylonsister]

YES! Finally getting the attention it deserves?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-06-26-e-voting_x.htm

Analysis finds e-voting machines vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Most of the electronic voting machines widely adopted since the disputed 2000 presidential election "pose a real danger to the integrity of national, state and local elections," a report out Tuesday concludes.

There are more than 120 security threats to the three most commonly purchased electronic voting systems, the study by the Brennan Center for Justice says. For what it calls the most comprehensive review of its kind, the New York City-based non-partisan think tank convened a task force of election officials, computer scientists and security experts to study e-voting vulnerabilities.

The study, which took more than a year to complete, examined optical scanners and touch-screen machines with and without paper trails. Together, the three systems account for 80% of the voting machines that will be used in this November's election.

While there have been no documented cases of these voting machines being hacked, Lawrence Norden, who chaired the task force and heads the Brennan Center's voting-technology assessment project, says there have been similar software attacks on computerized gambling slot machines.

"It is unrealistic to think this isn't something to worry about" in terms of future elections, he says.

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[DoYouEverWonder]

1. BYOB - Bring your own ballot

It may be the only way we can beat the machines.

[blm]

2. Please send this article to JK's office.

And make sure karen sees it, too.

[ClintonTyree]

3. "While there have been no documented cases of these voting machines"....

being hacked"......... THAT'S THE POINT! :wtf: You wouldn't know if they were being hacked and the election was being stolen. :eyes: What does it say about our country when we care more about the integrity of slot machines than of our electoral process? :banghead:

I'm glad this has FINALLY made the "legitimate" media, but exactly what will be done about it? A few paragraphs on a Tuesday morning and then it will be forgotten is my guess. :grr:

[babylonsister]

4. Even this small measure would help, if the audits were

conducted spontaneously:

The report said state election officials could improve voting-machine security if they conduct routine audits comparing voter- verified paper trails to the electronic record and ban wireless components in voting machines.

[babylonsister]

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