Comments on: How Secure is Our Voting Process? http://talkingtech.net/2006/11/05/how-secure-is-our-voting-process/ life and technology on the north coast of california Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:42:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Carson Park Ranger http://talkingtech.net/2006/11/05/how-secure-is-our-voting-process/comment-page-1/#comment-12271 Carson Park Ranger Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:27:53 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2006/11/05/how-secure-is-our-voting-process/#comment-12271 It seems that the only people who embrace Diebold, et al are those who know little about technology. It seems that the only people who embrace Diebold, et al are those who know little about technology.

]]> By: Matt Koglin http://talkingtech.net/2006/11/05/how-secure-is-our-voting-process/comment-page-1/#comment-11828 Matt Koglin Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:56:07 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2006/11/05/how-secure-is-our-voting-process/#comment-11828 I might add that a vote for Debra Bowen (Secretary of State) would be a step in the right direction. She has already worked hard in the legislature to open computer systems giving the public access to bills, committee analyses, legislators' voting records, etc. She has also been a supporter of open-sourcing the technology that runs our elections machines. Currently, electronic voting machines are less regulated than Vegas slots, and the code that runs them is a 'proprietary company secret' according to Diebold, Sequoia, ESS & other companies. A vote for Bowen will help to ensure these machines are opened up so the public can examine how they operate, instead of continuing to be a 'trade secret'. For more information, http://www.openvoting.org/ I might add that a vote for Debra Bowen (Secretary of State) would be a step in the right direction. She has already worked hard in the legislature to open computer systems giving the public access to bills, committee analyses, legislators’ voting records, etc.

She has also been a supporter of open-sourcing the technology that runs our elections machines. Currently, electronic voting machines are less regulated than Vegas slots, and the code that runs them is a ‘proprietary company secret’ according to Diebold, Sequoia, ESS & other companies. A vote for Bowen will help to ensure these machines are opened up so the public can examine how they operate, instead of continuing to be a ‘trade secret’.

For more information, http://www.openvoting.org/

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