Ohio Opts to Put Touch Screen Voting on Hold

Dachannien writes "The AP reports that Ohio's Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell is asking the Feds for an extension of the deadline for installing touch-screen voting machines at polling places for the 2004 election, citing numerous security concerns. The problems discovered in a review of 57 areas of concern include such gems as "software that permits votes to be counted more than once" and "unauthorized poll workers or others could gain access to hardware that could allow them to perform supervisory tasks, such as closing the polls.""

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Now if only my state would clue in

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I live in the People's Republic of Maryland, and they are bulling ahead despite the fact that THEIR OWN STUDY said it was insecure.

Basic response: "We're confident that the problems will be fixed in time."

Keep in mind this is one of the only 2 states that have implemented UCITA. Why? "Virginia has implemented it, so we need to implement it to stay competitive."