adequate security and privacy, are being pursued seemingly to meet the requirements of the 2009 federal Military and Overseas Voter
Empowerment Act (MOVE). The Act requires the provision of voter
registration applications, absentee ballot applications and
However, MOVE specifically avoids calling for the electronic return of
voted ballots. According to the GAO: "...[Internet and email voting
are]more vulnerable to privacy and security compromises than
conventional methods now in use...[and]...available safeguards may not adequately reduce the risks of compromise."
"There's a clear distinction between using electronic means for
outgoing ballots and information, which we strongly support, and using
it to receive incoming voted ballots," said Pamela Smith, President of
Verified Voting, a national organization researching election
reliability issues. "Because secrecy and security simply cannot be
assured, transmitting voted ballots electronically would dishonor the
very men and women serving to protect us. Fortunately, there are
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