Voter Action Archive

Internet Voting Arrives . . . But Is It Secret and Safe?

oskeb@voteraction.org — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:48:51 -0400

“We are still a decade away from being sure that Internet voting is secure and not subject to manipulation,” said Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, president of the Overseas Vote Foundation, which helps servicemen and Americans living abroad to vote in elections using the Internet.

When voting process falters, excuses do little good

oskeb@voteraction.org — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:21:36 -0400

As the writer and producer of a documentary about the 2000 Florida election debacle, Counting on Democracy, and member of the Election Verification Network, I read with interest USA TODAY's article "10 years later, new concerns about voting" (Cover story, News, Oct. 19).

Security debate grows over Internet voting

oskeb@voteraction.org — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:15:04 -0400

The debate intensified after the District of Columbia tested an Internet voting system for possible use next month and invited computer scientists to try hacking into it. They did, without much trouble.

State Under Fire for Emailed Overseas Ballots

oskeb@voteraction.org — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:41:00 -0400

The groups Voter Action, Common Cause and Verified Voting have sent Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed what amounts to a cease and desist letter. They say Reed should stop accepting ballots from outside the country - including from members of the military - in PDF form via email.

Flaws in D.C.'s online voting system should serve as a warning to all states

oskeb@voteraction.org — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:08:48 -0400

Votes cast for registered candidates were switched to votes for evil science-fiction robots; the hackers left, as their calling card, the University of Michigan fight song. D.C. officials shouldn't be embarrassed, because their willingness to have a public test is an important wake-up call about the potential dangers of Internet voting.