Linked by snydeq on Mon 27th Oct 2008 17:24 UTC
The mounting irregularities of closed-source proprietary e-voting systems clearly show the need for a new approach to securing elections in the U.S. -- one centered on the use of open source technologies, writes Paul Venezia. 'It's time for us to make good on the promise of open elections and open our e-voting systems as well,' Venezia writes, outlining the technical blueprint for a cheap, secure, open source e-voting system. The call for open voting systems has grown louder as of late, with several projects, such as Pvote and the Open Voting Consortium, demonstrating how the voting booth could benefit from open source code. Such systems are already securing elections in Australia and Brazil.
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There is no such thing as secure E voting.
At least with a paper ballot it can be verified.
How many articles on security holes, attacks, virus's and worms and such have we read on OSnews? TOO many to trust with a vote.
It would be more likely that one typical group would tend to participate in voter fraud.