Thursday, May 17, 2018

"confidence in the integrity of elections isn’t derived from the machines, but from the whole process"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Massachusetts voters cast ballots on paper, but that doesn’t mean the system is immune to cyberattacks – voting technology is just one piece of a puzzle. 
Over the last few years, several news reports have discussed the security of American voting systems. A 2016 Wired article warned that direct-recording electronic voting machines are “scarily easy targets.” And in April, Vox reported Congress wants states to use paper ballots for security reasons. But either way, WCVB-TV reported last year that officials believe the Massachusetts voting system is not vulnerable to hacks. 
That may be in part because the state is already using a paper ballot system, not the reportedly insecure e-voting machines. But more than 96 percent of the state’s precincts use optical scanning machines to tabulate votes, based on data made available by Verified Voting."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180516/how-secure-are-massachusetts-voting-systems

voting booth at FHS gymnasium
voting booth at FHS gymnasium

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