Should Voting Software Be Open Source?

jallen02 asks: "CNN has a quick little piece in their technology section about the electronic voting systems and their security. They ask, 'What about security?' with regards to the electronic voting systems. And then a researcher from AT&T labs is quoted in the article. Basically, saying the systems should be open sourced, and he quotes the party line for open source regarding security: more eyeballs means more flaws are found and fixed. The big question raised here is ripe for debate.. should electronic voting systems software be opened for the public to see?"

Comments

Security?

[Anonymous Coward]

But if there are no flaws then how are they going to fix the elections so "President" Bush can win next time?

Some more questions

[Henry V .009]

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Re:The people are entitled.

[HotNeedleOfInquiry]

Right. But nobody said life is fair. Try going into the Pentagon/CIA/NSA/FBA and tell them you want to "independently audit the tools used to enstil the power structure"