'Daily Voting News' For March 28 and 29, 2009

 

“Our voting machines cannot be hacked.” “Our voting system is not hooked up to the Internet so it is secure.” We hear this time and time again from the vendors and from election officials. Yet if it uses computers and they use software they can be hacked. Our ‘Featured’ article is another story of computer systems being looted by bad actors. Who could believe that our voting systems are not vulnerable and ripe for manipulation by the same types?

 

‘Featured’ - International: Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/technology/29spy.html?_r=2&ref=world&page

 

National: Opinion - Our elections run well. (Don't they?)

Actually, no. Problems abound, and partisanship is not the culprit.

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/42021712.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:U0ckkD:aEyKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

CA: Los Angeles County - Registrar thriller plays out in lawsuit

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_12021484

 

IN: Bill advances for student IDs in voting

http://www.jconline.com/article/20090327/NEWS02/90327026

 

NY: Chautauqua County - County could be using lever machines in November

http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/521260.html?nav=5047

 

OK: Mistrial: Anti-ID points won’t stand up

http://newsok.com/mistrial-anti-id-points-wont-stand-up/article/3357001

 

SC: Voter ID: We must maintain integrity in our elections

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090329/NEWS/903279923/1132/OPINION?Title=Voter-ID-We-must-maintain-integrity-in-our-elections

 

TX: Columnist - Photo ID bill backers seek to suppress voters

http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2009/mar/28/linda-shoemaker-photo-id-bill-backers-seek-to/

 

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