Virginia Begins to Worry About Voting Machines

nonsecurity writes "Remember the unheeded stories about possible fraud with new electronic voting machines? Well it seems that someone is finally now taking notice. The Commonwealth of Virginia has been ready to take the leap with electronic voting machines, which many experts say are wide open to potential voting fraud. Like other jurisdictions, Virginia had been shrugging off the concerns. But the Washington Post is is now reporting that Johns Hopkins Computer Scientists have been studying the issue and have found that the machines might be easily hacked and election result tampering is a very real concern. And apparently Virginia is listening. With next year's elections promising to be full of fireworks, it's good to see that people are finally taking notice of the issue."

Comments

Electronic Voting = REPUBLICAN MANIPULATION

[Anonymous Coward]

From the fraud in 2000, to the Republican Voting Manipulation in 2004 - they will win at any cost.

The highest cost being the integrity of the United States.

Re:Big Advantage

[Ominous Coward]

Yes, leading. While India is the democracy with the largest population, the United States of America is much more of a world leader, with a longer history of democracy. While you may not like the USA, you should at least be able to admit that the USA is the world's leading democracy. This may change in the next 20-30 years, though, as our freedoms get whittled away and other countries step up.

Re:What are *you* talking about?

[IM6100]

Its actually illegal to require people to show their ID at the polling place. That would discriminate against candidates who couldn't be elected without massive 'get out the vote' efforts and other forms of voting fraudl.