From Reuters, 6/27/06:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060627/us_nm/votingmachines_dc
Study shows US electronic voting machines vulnerable
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
The nation's three most commonly purchased electronic voting machines
are all vulnerable to fraud, a study released on Tuesday found.
The study also concluded, however, that steps could be taken to reduce
the chances of hackers breaking into these systems and undermining the
integrity of state and national elections.
"These machines are vulnerable to attack. That's the bad news," said
Michael Waldman, executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice
at New York University Law School.
"The good news is that we know how to reduce the risks and the
solutions are within reach," Waldman said.
The Brennan Center Task Force on Voting System Security, an initiative
of the Brennan Center, conducted the study, which it called the most
comprehensive study of electronic voting machines to date.
Larry Norden, chairman of the task force of government and private
scientists, voting machine experts and security officials said about
80 percent of voters will vote on one of these electronic systems in
November mid-term elections.
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Dump 'em. Means they were vulnerable to fraud in 2002 and 2004, eh?
Harry
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