Worries grow over new voting machines (BBV/Detroit News/AP)

[Bushfire]

Reliability and security issues concern election officials, computer scientists after 2002 debacle

By Robert Tanner / Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Doubts about the trustworthiness of electronic voting machines are growing among election officials and computer scientists, complicating efforts to safeguard elections after the presidential stalemate of 2000.

With just over a year to go before the next presidential race, touch-screen voting machines don't seem like the cure-all that some thought.

Skeptics fear they'll only produce more problems, from making recounts less reliable to giving computer hackers a chance to sabotage results.

"I'm deeply concerned about this whole idea of election integrity," said Warren Slocum, chief election officer in California's San Mateo County.

His doubts were so grave that he delayed buying new voting machines and is sticking with the old ones for now.

He's not alone.

While the Florida recount created momentum for revamping the way Americans vote, slow progress in funding and federal oversight means few people will see changes when they cast ballots next week. And new doubts could further slow things.

more...

http://www.detnews.com/2003/politics/0310/31/a06-312561.htm

article also mentions HR 2239, lack of paper trail, and doubts in Broward Cnty FL. drip, Drip, DRIP.

[aquart]

1. Drip, drip, drip.

Lovely sound. Soon to be splash, splash, splash.

[leftchick]

2. This needs to make the front pages across America!

and soon!

[teryang]

3. This article ends up on a skeptical note

...as if the problem is exagerated.

<"We were going to find that elections were manipulated wildly and regularly. Yet there was never any proof that that happened anywhere in America," Lewis said.>

What planet does this person live on?

[Don_G]

4. More Trouble (From Sequoia This Time)

It seems as they posted a link to their source code on the 'net and someone noticed.

Link: http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,61014,00.html?tw=wn_polihead_3

[dusty64]

5. Kick.

x

[Snazzy]

6. This ran on AP Thurs night

Apparently I missed.

Here's the Yahoo version (4.04 238 votes):

http://tinyurl.com/tadl