Oh, goody... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20061023/tc_nf/47233 Proponents of electronic voting have found themselves again on the defensive following the unauthorized release of software for voting machines used by the State of Maryland and manufactured by Diebold Election Systems. The apparent security breach comes just two weeks before nationwide elections that will include an array of new voting technologies. According to news reports, three disks containing software code were sent to a former Maryland lawmaker. Maryland and Diebold officials told the Associated Press that the software in question is outdated and will not be used in the upcoming election in that state, although it might be used in other states...
...Following the 2000 election, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit privacy-advocacy group, pointed to glitches that made it difficult to change votes if people made mistakes. Some electronic machines were not calibrated properly, the EFF said, which made it easy to vote for the wrong person. And there were indications that the electronic voting process takes longer than officials expected, which could result in long lines on election day. Unauthorized distribution of software underscores the potential for security problems associated with the use of electronic voting systems, said Stamp... Debbi still waiting for her ballot, as there was a 'glitch' in the Jefferson County printing... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
