10% of 2020 Voting Machines
Are Vulnerable to Hacking
Courthouse News Service,
by
Staff
Original Article
Posted By: M2,
8/13/2019 9:08:07 AM
More than one in 10 voters could cast ballots on paperless voting machines in the 2020 general election, according to a new analysis, leaving their ballots vulnerable to hacking.
A study released by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law on Tuesday evaluates the state of the country’s election security six months before the New Hampshire primary and concludes that much more needs to be done. While there has been significant progress by states and the federal government since Russian agents targeted U.S. election systems before the 2016 presidential election, the analysis notes that many states have not
Reply 1 - Posted by:
iraengneer 8/13/2019 9:29:06 AM (No. 150851)
I seem to recall a story posted in this gracious salon, back, I think, in 2012 or so. Gist of it was that one of the makers of such devices was owned or controlled by one Georg Soros (may demons be his tormentors). Nothing since then, as I recall.
My own FAR lefty lib sister-in-law in that election voted against Obama (first time ever not for the Dumbocrap). But vote was registered for Obumble. Trumbull County, Ohio.
Yet the "Russia Russia Russia" chant is invoked.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
cor-vet 8/13/2019 10:05:49 AM (No. 150904)
I'll admit I'm no expert, but if the machine is not WiFi capable, how do you hack it, and change the vote? It seems like that would have to have been programmed into the machine before it left the warehouse.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
DVC 8/13/2019 10:08:02 AM (No. 150906)
In all the cases that I have looked into, "hacking" required physical access to connect a cable to the machine.
Frankly, unless the voting district officials are the ones doing the hacking (entirely possible in many
districts) this is not any sort of a credible threat.
The solution is to have Repub election observers at every single polling site in the country, as a priority item, and have them keep watch continuously over the machines. Nobody should be plugging cords other than the power cord into these machines, and if they do, photos should be taken, and official complaints made.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
stablemoney 8/13/2019 10:08:05 AM (No. 150907)
More frightening is that 100% of the Democrats are cheaters, and will do anything to win an election.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 8/13/2019 10:09:39 AM (No. 150909)
It isn't just the machines, it is the paper ballots "found" in the trunks of cars, the ballot harvesting allowed in some states, skid row votes bought with a fifth and $10, and so on. Then there are the endless recounts that only end when the Democrat gets enough votes, then it is declared "done," the way Al Franken "won" his Senate seat by 312 votes, and the way Christine Gregoire "won" the governor's race by 129 votes in Washington state.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
lakerman1 8/13/2019 10:24:03 AM (No. 150933)
Ironic that the law - Help America Vote Act- caused the proliferation of computer voting, hey?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 8/13/2019 11:13:29 AM (No. 150979)
10% that's all the democrats need to steal the 2020 election.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
jeffkinnh 8/13/2019 11:32:37 AM (No. 151004)
The headline does not match the information in the article. Not having the paper ballot as backup is NOT being vulnerable to hacking.
As far as I know, the VOTING machines, while voting is going on, are not connected to the internet. They might be connected for a software upgrade but there should be security measures available to prevent tampering when that is being done. Imagine the Russians knowing exactly when a small town might be connecting to the internet to upgrade and inserting themselves right at that moment. It's absurd. There are checks after the upgrade to validate the machines proper functioning. A successful "hack" in this manner is almost impossible.
Yes, the local ballot counts are sent to the state, I believe via computer, and while unlikely, it not outside the realm of possibility that those numbers could be adjusted by a hack. But those numbers are cross checked and any discrepancy would be discovered before the ballot is certified. Russians "probing" machines mean almost nothing. They are probably pinging the reporting machines, not the vote counting machines, since again, those machines are not on the internet and are probably sitting in a closet not even plugged in or turned on.
As pointed out, there are lots of stories about trunk loads of paper ballots disappearing and reappearing. Having paper guarantees nothing. In fact, if paper is the gold standard and people are "careless" with the handling of the paper, the vote count could be wrong.
Should the equipment be updated? Sure, it's not a bad idea to have current equipment for such an important task. Is it a security risk not to? Not really. The biggest concern I would have is that old equipment could break down and hobble the voting process. Everything is supposed to be tested well before election day. Most places have backup equipment.
The article is scaremongering.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
HotRod 8/13/2019 12:05:35 PM (No. 151033)
Someone once said something like: ''It's not who votes that decides elections, it's who counts the vote!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
DEnforcer 8/13/2019 12:25:48 PM (No. 151063)
...10% of voting machines, but 100% of voter motor registrations, vote harvesting and provisional ballots are subject to fraud.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
bighambone 8/13/2019 3:19:17 PM (No. 151229)
They should go back to paper ballots, as once votes go into the cyber world there is no letting where or how they could be changed.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
JimBob 8/14/2019 4:42:02 AM (No. 151671)
Check out the website "http://blackboxvoting.org" and particularly their video on "Fraction Magic".
I recall reading articles years ago that one of the most widely used electronic vote systems .... originally branded 'Diebold' if I recall correctly....had software written by a guy convicted of bank computer fraud, and the system was deliberately designed so that votes could be allocated by pre-desired percentages, and also so that, at several points along the chain of custody, the votes could be altered without leaving any 'tracks' that the alteration had occurred.
Scary.... IF the article was correct.
I say make voting Simple and Non-Tamperable as possible.
I LIKE paper ballots!
I LIKE PHOTO ID for Voters!
By the way, some states, I think Oregon and Colorado, are instituting Vote-by-PHONE!
With the widespread ability to 'spoof' the 'sending number' on Caller ID, ....."What could POSSIBLY go Wrong?"
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It's a hell of a lot more than 10%. It's how the Democrats plan to win in 2020. We need to go back to ONE DAY for voting and PAPER BALLOTS and no "late ballots" -- too much opportunity to cheat. There is too much abuse the way it stands right now.