Monday, July 30, 2007

Be Warned!

Techs hack into voting machines
July 28, 2007

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- In a test sanctioned by the state of California, computer experts were able to hack into three of the largest U.S. electronic voting systems.

Techs found several ways to change the vote totals by breaking the codes to Diebold Election Systems, Hart InterCivic and Sequoia Voting Systems, the New York Times reported Saturday.

California officials released the results of their tests Friday, the same day House leaders in Washington announced an agreement to revamp voting systems and increase security. CLICK FOR STORY
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COMMENT: If it can be done, it will be done. Manipulating vote totals and ballot boxes is an old scandal even in the US. The difference between electronic ballot box stuffing and the old fashioned kind is that it can be done on a massive scale and may not ever be traceable. Insist in your state on a paper ballot backup record.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What's wrong with the old pen and paper? People tick a box,and stick ballot in the the box. Works in lots of places, and there's a paper trail.

August 4, 2007 at 1:26 AM
Bud said...

In a society with 100 million voters, and a potential voting list of almost 200 million, there is always the desire to finsd some way to count quickly and yet accurately.

But, in the process of seeking efficiency, tossing out the democracy, or rather making it vulnerable to crooked highjinks, is simply nbot acceptable. I believe this is what haoppened to George Bush's advantage. I don't want to believe it, but I have come to that conclusion.

August 4, 2007 at 11:36 PM

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