E-Vote Update


The establishment media is picking up on the issues and potential problems with unsecured electronic voting:
NY Times: Machine Politics in the Digital Age

“I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year,” wrote Mr. O’Dell, whose company [Diebold Inc.] is based in Canton, Ohio.
But it is not the only way that Mr. O’Dell is involved in the election process. Through Diebold Election Systems, a subsidiary in McKinney, Tex., his company is among the country’s biggest suppliers of paperless, touch-screen voting machines.

Washington Post: Touch-and-Go Elections
Diebold’s legal threats against students uploading company memos describing the security flaws in their electronic voting machines continue.
Harvard Crimson: Student Accused of Violating Copyrights
In court, the suit against Diebold by non-profit ISP Online Policy Group (OPG) and two Swarthmore students will move ahead on an accelerated schedule,
EFF: Judge Speeds Case on Electronic Voting Company’s Threats Against Critics

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