NYU Study: America's Voting Machines Are Rapidly Aging Out

Presto Vivace passes on a link to a report at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU's law school which says that many of the vote-counting machines set to be used in the 2016 U.S. general election will be past their prime by the time of the election, if not long before. From the report: Technology has changed dramatically in the last decade, but America's voting machines are rapidly aging out. In 2016, for example, 43 states will use electronic voting machines that are at least 10 years old, perilously close to the end of most systems' expected lifespan. Old voting equipment increases the risk of failures and crashes — which can lead to long lines and lost votes on Election Day — and problems only get worse the longer we wait.

Comments

The first voter will take time

[houghi]

The first person at each machine at the next election will take some time, because he will be asked to update to Windows 10 first.

Re:The first voter will take time

[sociocapitalist]

The first person at each machine at the next election will take some time, because he will be asked to update to Windows 10 first.

And if MacAfee is on there just forget about it.

Re:Aging Out

[overshoot]

The trouble with your old systems is that they don't reliably get the right results.