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DC Suspends Tests of Online Voting System

Posted by timothy on from the vote-erlich-and-often dept.

Fortran IV writes "Back in June, Washington, DC signed up with the The Open Source Digital Foundation to set up an internet voting system for DC residents overseas. The plan was to have the system operational by the November general election. Last week the DC Board of Elections and Ethics opened the system for testing and attracted the attention of students at the University of Michigan, with comical results. The DC Board has postponed implementation of the system for 'more robust testing.'" Update: 10/06 02:42 GMT by T : University of Michigan computer scientist J. Alex Halderman provides an explanation of exactly how the folks at Michigan exploited the DC system.

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  1. "MORE robust testing" or "more ROBUST testing"? by Mike+Kristopeit+9 · · Score: 1, Troll

    has there been robust testing yet or not?

    1. Re:"MORE robust testing" or "more ROBUST testing"? by Michael+Kristopeit+1 · · Score: 0, Troll

      i most certainly did not mean "robustness"... i mean only to uncover the intentions of an ambiguous bureaucrat trusted with appointing my representatives.

    2. Re:"MORE robust testing" or "more ROBUST testing"? by Michael+Kristopeit+2 · · Score: 0, Troll
      i assure you i am 1 person... and everything i am packing is loaded.

      it seems you come in packs of 1q... odd... the only other thing i know of that is distributed in 1q packs are IDIOTS.

      i think you don't want me investigating voting irregularities because you are scared that i will reveal THE TRUTH.

  2. Re:Electronic voting, yes! Online voting, no! by Michael+Kristopeit+4 · · Score: 0, Troll

    We cannot yet make online voting work

    my personal ability to make online voting work disproves your statement.

  3. Re:open public review by Michael+Kristopeit+3 · · Score: 0, Troll
    uh... he IS a coward. of the anonymous variety... perhaps the most cowardly of the coward.

    you're an idiot.

  4. Re:Electronic voting, yes! Online voting, no! by Mike+Kristopeit+16 · · Score: 0, Troll
    accurately recording 300 million records, and filtering out unauthenticated communication is as easy as it gets.

    do you run around in the front of gas stations screaming "if only you idiots could invent a fluid that would combust uniformly, then you could build a functioning engine, BUT YOU CAN'T BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL INCAPABLE"?

    in what ways do you stand to benefit from online voting succeeding? do you work in a paper mill? perhaps you rent out the church gym to the city for elections? or do you do it for free to get the access to the "vote totes" that you "promise" not to disturb?

  5. Re:Electronic voting, yes! Online voting, no! by Michael+Kristopeit+9 · · Score: 0, Troll

    ur mum's face are comedic gold