Blog 6: Electronic Voting

The major concern with the Diebold voting machines is that there is no paper traceroute for each vote, the software can be hacked easily, and there is secrecy within the software. The machines are not secure because the software can be tampered with to produce a certain result before the votes have even been cast. There are many problems with the voting system. There should be no secrecy in the voting software, the voting machines should be the same thoughout the state, and to ensure fairness two systems of vote counting could be used. For example, electronic voting and paper ballots. The major problem is with the voting software. There is no reason that the cards should be able to hold any information other than the vote. By placing regulations on the voting software electronic voting could be more secure.