http://www.nbc26.com/Global/story.asp?S=13413762 The county's voting machines are 10-15 years old. Bruce VanHorn is responsible for keeping them in working order.
Internet Voting Watch
Canada: More than one problem with e-vote ( Stratford )
http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2826004
I didn't have any trouble voting on line. In fact, I got to vote twice.
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I voted using my PIN several days before the polls closed. My husband then told me whom he wanted to vote for and gave me his permission to sign in again using his PIN and register his votes...
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Come to think of it, maybe next time I'll just intercept his PIN when it arrives in the mail and cut him right out of the voting process.
US: Internet Voting Arrives...But Is It Secret and Safe?
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/01/internet-voting-secret-safe/print
On Tuesday, for the first time, voters in 33 states will be able to vote using some aspect of the Internet. But no matter the outcome, experts say no one will be certain those votes haven't been tampered with.
US: If we can bank by ATM, why not vote by the Internet?
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/if-we-can-bank-by-atm-why-not-vote-by-the-internet/
However, banking is not all that safe. Today in Connecticut we have a report of the vulnerabilities of credit cards and ATM transactions in the Hartford Courant..
US: In line for online voting
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11/01/in_line_for_online_voting/ http://tinyurl.com/26cc35t The problem, strangely enough, is technical: the potential for fraud and manipulation is huge. You'd think that, if you could buy a flat-screen television online, it should be possible to create a system secure enough to cast a mere vote.
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But the toughest problem of all is security. The incentive to hack into the system and manipulate results would be huge. Imagine being able singlehandedly to change just a few votes in Florida and choose the next president
National
1-866-OUR-VOTE
http://www.866ourvote.org/newsroom/
Vote 411 - Polling Place Finder
http://www.vote411.org/pollfinder.php
10 Ways to Protect Your Vote on Election Day
http://www.thegrio.com/politics/10-ways-to-protect-your-vote-on-election-day.php?page=1
"DEAD VOTERS" AND THE EARLY VOTE
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/017728.html
In writing about the "dead voter" non-phenomenon a few days ago, I mentioned that despite a few real examples, "dead voters" far more often either aren't dead, aren't voters, or are different people altogether from those flagged in state records.
I should have added that even finding real deceased voters doesn't always reveal unlawful activity.
Election Lawyers Get Ready for the Day After
http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/11/election-lawyers-get-ready-for-the-day-after.html
Washington lawyers who specialize in election law are bracing for recounts, complaints and other aftermath expected from the midterm elections on Tuesday.
Opinion: Cast Your Ballot Against Electronic Voting
http://www.aolnews.com/elections/article/opinion-cast-your-ballot-against-electronic-voting/19698017 They're easily manipulated, constantly flip votes from one candidate to another, often fail even to turn on at all, and they are never ever verifiable as accurately reflecting the will of the voters who used them. Yet election officials continue to force their constituents to cast their precious votes on them nonetheless.
What are they? Direct recording electronic (DRE) voting systems -- usually touch-screen voting machines, though sometimes they have a wheel or push buttons. Either way, they all work -- or don't work -- the same way...
More Voting Headaches Ahead?
Election officials say they're ready for Tuesday, but wild cards could disrupt the voting process once again. http://www.nationaljournal.com/columns/rules-of-the-game/wild-cards-could-roil-election-day-20101101 ...when things are close or go wrong, noted Norden, "the first thing people blame is machines." It's only one of many possible voting flash points this year.
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