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On Election Day 2008, numerous reports of problems with voting machines came in from across the U.S., leading to very long lines at polling places in several states. Breakdowns were reported in major cities, including Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Newark, New Jersey, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Some cities opted to switch to paper ballots after machines broke down. The Election Protection Coalition said they had received nearly 11,000 reports of malfunctions in the first few hours after polls opened for the general election.Los Angeles Times: Voting machine problems reported on East Coast, in Midwest (November 4, 2008) CNN: Mistakes, breakdowns lead to long waits (November 4, 2008)
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Fast Facts
- Nearly 60 percent of states in U.S. use optical scan voting machinesFOX News: One Election, Many Ways to Vote (November 4, 2008)
- Optical scans read paper ballots marked by hand by voters
- Proponents of current electronic voting machines claim that it is easier to falsify results using paper ballots
- Reports have indicated some touch screen voting machines are particularly vulnerable to "vote-flipping"Threat Level (WIRED): Report: ES&S Voting Machines Can Be Maliciously Calibrated to Favor Specific Candidates
- Some believe the machines could be rigged to favor a particular candidateThreat Level (WIRED): Report: ES&S Voting Machines Can Be Maliciously Calibrated to Favor Specific Candidates
- Homemade or common mini-bar keys have been used to open electronic voting machines
- Electronic voting machines have become a preferred method of vote tabulation since the "hanging chad" controversy in the 2000 presidential election
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California Flaws
In July 2007, state commissioned researchers in California found software and physical security flaws in electronic voting machines made by Diebold Election Systems, Hart InterCivic, and Sequoia Voting Systems.Salon.com: Machinist: Voting Systems in California Fail Hack Test (July 31, 2007) -
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ABC News: E-Voting's Biggest Test
As the US heads into a historic and contentious presidential election, concerns over electronic voting technology could be about to stir up controversy over the legitimacy of some results.abcnews.go.com (November 04, 2008) -
PC World: What could possibly go wrong?
E-voting technology has come a long way since the 2000 U.S. presidential election, when voting equipment problems erased an...pcworld.com (November 04, 2008) -
YouTube Video: Hacking a Voting Machine in 1 minute (Time 3:08)
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CNET News: E-voting worries linger as Election Day nears
A 2002 federal law encouraged states to buy touch-screen voting machines. Millions of dollars later, some states are ditching the devices in favor of old-fashioned paper ballots and optical scanning. Read this blog post by Declan McCullagh on Politics and Law.news.cnet.com (November 04, 2008) -
CNN: Mistakes, breakdowns lead to long waits
It took one movie star five hours and a judge's order before he could vote by machine in his district Tuesday.cnn.com (November 04, 2008) -
Los Angeles Times: Voting machine problems reported on East Coast, in Midwest
Reporting from Miami and Washington — Heavy voter turnout overwhelmed polling places in the key battleground states of Florida, Ohio and Virginia, prompting tens of thousands of complaintslatimes.com (November 04, 2008)
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