https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/09/voting-machine-maker-election-security/
By Zack Whittaker
TechCrunch
June 9, 2019
Voting machine maker ES&S has said it “will no longer sell” paperless voting
machines as the primary device for casting ballots in a jurisdiction.
ES&S chief executive Tom Burt confirmed the news in an op-ed.
TechCrunch understands the decision was made around the time that four senior
Democratic lawmakers demanded to know why ES&S, and two other major voting
machine makers, were still selling decade-old machines known to contain
security flaws.
Burt’s op-ed said voting machines “must have physical paper records of votes”
to prevent mistakes or tampering that could lead to improperly cast votes. Sen.
Ron Wyden introduced a bill a year ago that would mandate voter-verified paper
ballots for all election machines.
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