Reply #15: Electronic voting systems aren't likely to be sufficiently secure by 2006 [View All]

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Posted by IChing


Electronic voting systems aren't likely to be sufficiently secure even by the 2006 elections, government auditors warned Friday.

Existing systems are rife with problems, the Government Accountability Office said in a 107-page document (click for PDF). The list of vulnerabilities included everything from easily-guessed administrator passwords and voter-verified paper-trail design flaws, to incorrect software installation and system failures on Election Day.

The Election Assistance Commission, created in 2002 to help states and localities implement e-voting systems, has neglected to lay out a clear timeline for addressing those problems, the report said. It also says that it's unrealistic to expect anything to change by next fall.>>>>
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The agencies are slated for early 2007 to determine if the laboratories designed to examine voting equipment are fit to do so, but the agencies haven’t started yet. They also haven't set up a proper "clearinghouse" where election officials can share problems they've had with the voting systems.

Electronic voting systems aren't likely to be sufficiently secure even by the 2006 elections, government auditors warned Friday.

Link to OP IChing:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1868593

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http://news.com.com/E-voting+wont+be+verified+until+2006/2100-1028_3-5907036.html?part=rss&tag=5907036&subj=news