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California to Start Review of Voting Machines

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the nitty-gritty dept.

An anonymous reader writes "California Secretary of State Debra Bowen just announced details about the previously discussed 'top-to-bottom review' of almost all voting and counting systems used in the state. The team features big names in e-voting security: David Wagner, Matt Bishop, Ed Felten, Matt Blaze, and Harri Hursti, among others. Vendors have time to submit their machines including documentation and source code until July 1st or face severe restrictions, including decertification, for the 2008 elections. Scheduled to start next week, the review will include a red-team attack and going through the source code."

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  1. Some of these machines have been in use since 2000 by CaptainPatent · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...But it's about time that electronic voting machines were beta-tested!

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    Well, back to rejecting software patent applications.
  2. Re:Some of these machines have been in use since 2 by king-manic · · Score: 4, Funny

    The last 2 elections were the beta.

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    "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
  3. Re:Some of these machines have been in use since 2 by Ice+Wewe · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...now introducing ballot V1.0, with enhanced security!

  4. Re:Debra Browen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Je demande un recompte, ou je brûlerai votre autre voiture!

  5. Re:State of California Read This and Save Millions by Nursie · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hmm. One could almost do this with a piece of paper!

    If only there was a way to mark a piece of paper with the candidate's names and then have a box next to each!

    And perhaps some sort of paper marking implement to be given to the voter such that they may indicate their choice...

    I fear such technology may be beyond us.