Dr. Barbara Simons, a computer scientist and member of the Board of
Advisors of the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission, expressed
concern about the proposed legislation. "We must ensure that we have
transmitting voted ballots through cyberspace. The reality is that any
system using current technology that allows voted ballots to be
returned over the internet, including via email, can be hacked by
other countries, as well as by criminals and political operatives."
To date, Washington State has one of the strongest voting systems in
the country for military and overseas voters with 76% participation
and over 99% of the ballots successfully counted. We encourage
legislators to continue moving this legacy forward by increasing
accessibility, while maintaining security.
Military and overseas voters should be offered the same reverence and
assurances as those who are voting within the country. We urge
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