Bugs Are Not Quite Worked Out of Online Voting

Campaigns & ElectionsVol. 25 Nbr. 3, April 2004

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The security holes that experts say plague the concept of online voting from a personal or public computer remain utterly unchanged in three years, a time period that could be considered as many as two generations by those who follow the rapid development of technology. The idea of casting ballots online is a tempting option for election administrators around the country who grapple with the perennial challenge of finding qualified poll workers, purchasing and maintaining costly voting systems or printing ballots, as well as ensuring that adequate polling places are available.

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Bugs Are Not Quite Worked Out of Online Voting

As technology marches forward, the idea of casting ballots through the Internet seems hopelessly frozen in time.

In January, three of 10 technology whizzes contracted by the Pentagon to study security risks associated with a $22 millio...

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