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Saturday, May 29, 2004

law.com / Miami Daily Business Review - 05-27-2004
New Questions Arise About Touch-Screen Voting Machines
In audit of iVotronic's performance in a Florida city, 162 ballots failed to appear, flaw was slow to surface
Old one but a reminder of what is going on.
Linux Insider - 11/10/03
Canada Marks First Internet Election in North America

Eastern Ontario voters today were allowed to vote by Internet or telephone -- but not by paper ballot -- in what is being called the first all-electronic election of North America.

Despite e-voting security issues in the United States that have pitted some researchers, publishers and ISPs against Diebold Election Systems, the Linux-based voting system used in the Ontario election is as secure as or more secure than financial industry transactions, CanVote president Joe Church told TechNewsWorld.
USA GAO report GAO-04-766T - 2004-05-12
Electronic Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges (Highlights) (PDF)
Electronic Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges (full report) (PDF, 2.8MB)

Thursday, May 27, 2004

Equal Vote also links to a couple New York Times articles on electronic voting.
The Onion - 19 May 2004
Infograph: Electronic Voting Machines

Via Equal Vote.

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Canadians won't be voting electronically any time soon

"Security remains a primary concern," said Miriam Gennaro, an Elections Canada spokesperson.

The agency is reviewing e-voting practices around the world but for now, most voters see "a potential for fraud. The risk is just too great right now to facilitate e-voting at this time."

The idea of allowing electronic voter registration via the Internet was also been cast aside.

"The technology remains largely untested," Gennaro said.

So for Canadians, this election will be a lot like previous ones.

yay Elections Canada

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Wired - May 20, 2004
California, Here We Come (Again)

The saga of electronic voting in California is about to begin a new chapter as Secretary of State Kevin Shelley gets ready to recertify nearly all of the e-voting machines that he decertified last month.
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