Voting in California

Posted on August 6, 2007 at 8:05 am (PST)

I am all for anything that makes the voting process easier, but is it wise to go with a flawed system? Oh wait, we are talking about California and "powers-that-be."

A review showed significant security flaws, which made the state impose new security measures. However, researchers trying to hack into the machines found vulnerabilities in each of them

In Diebold machines, "we were able to discover attacks for the Diebold system that could compromise the accuracy, secrecy, and availability of the voting systems," the report stated.

Hart software and devices "appear to be susceptible to a variety of attacks which would allow an attacker to gain control," the report said, while it was found that attacks on Sequoia machines "can be carried out without any knowledge of the source code."

But California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has cleared the Diebold, Hart, and Sequoia voting terminals for use anyway.