Ohio Delays Statewide Electronic Voting

[Oilwellian]

Please note, not one word was mentioned about a required paper trail, so I'm skeptical about how sincere they are about "correcting the problems."

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Columbus - Ohio's sweeping review of electronic voting machines turned up so many potential security flaws in the systems that the state's top elections offi cial has called off deploying them in March.

The detailed findings confirmed what academics, computer scientists and voter advocates across the country have said for months: Electronic voting systems are prime targets for manipulation by anyone from expert computer hackers to poll workers to individual voters.

Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, who ordered the review, said he and machine vendors are confident that all 57 problems identified by investigators can be fixed.

He said his decision to detail each security flaw in a public report, and then to assure each one is addressed, will provide vendors with a "Good Seal of Security Approval" and build confidence in electronic voting technology both in the state of Ohio and around the United States.

"Their cooperation and collaboration in this process, which I think was laudatory, actually wins them competitive advantage in the marketplace," he said.

Blackwell said he will seek a waiver under the Help America Vote Act to give Ohio until 2006 to implement the technology.

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[sexybomber]

1. That's a start, at least.

I'll take semi-good news over bad news any day.

[david_vincent]

2. "He and the machine vendors"

are jackasses. If the people of Ohio buy this bilge, then they deserve to deliver their electoral votes to Gov. Bush in the next election. When real computer experts are advising that there is no way to make electronic voting reasonably tamperproof, what good is the word of a politician with a vested interest and the assurances of people who want to make a ton of money from the deal?

[AntiCoup2K4]

3. Guess maybe Diebold won't be "delivering" Ohio for Junior after all...

.... and it is one of those crucial "swing states" for electoral votes..... Looks like a win for the good guys, for now at least.

[Oilwellian]

5. I wonder about that

Especially since the very next paragraph in the article said this:

He hopes, however, that many of the problems will be addressed within as few as 60 days, allowing machines to be in place by next August's special election.

[GAspnes]

4. betcha $10

that once they fix those 57, I can find 57 more. Heck, I'll even give odds.