Both security experts and the N.I.S.T. are concerned about the potential for any computer based voting system to be hijacked or even programmed to change the outcome if the election is close.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114398,tk,dn012204X,00.asp
http://tinyurl.com/2fsbx
http://vote.nist.gov/index.html
With the past history of voting irregularities throughout the US (Florida, Louisiana and Chicago come to mind) the concept of any computer based voting system that does not create a paper trail backup to verify that the tally is correct scares me.
How easy do you think it would be for a politically connected company to design software that would pass general testing but could adjust the results of a close election?
What can be done to assure that the results from computer based systems match what the voters actually voted for?
Chas
