EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Rachel Garner
Organization : | N/A
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
General Comments
Comment : | Stanford Computer Scientist Organizes for Audit Trails for Voting Machines (Quoted by Rachel Garner, who submitted this comment) "I, David Dill, am trying to organize opposition to unauditable electronic voting machines by technologists, especially computer science researchers. I have written a statement, for which I would like to recruit endorsements. This statement is intended be a message from technologists to the rest of the public, the gist of which is: Do not be seduced by the apparent convenience of 'touch-screen voting' machines, or the 'gee whiz' factor that accompanies flashy new technology. Using these machines is tantamount to handing complete control of vote counting to a private company, with no independent checks or audits. These machines represent a serious threat to democracy. Much better alternatives are available for upgrading voting equipment." Endorsements welcome from Technologists, Organizations, Elected Officials, Lawyers, Political Scientists, and Concerned Individuals. http://verify.stanford.edu/evote.html