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Voting Machines articles on Democracy Chronicles
Voting machines news here includes the combination of equipment used to define ballots; to cast and count votes; to report or display election results; and produce any audit trail information. Also see our section on American democracy, our Election Technology section or our archive of articles on the Internet and Voting.
Voting-system Firms Battle Right-Wing Rage Against The Machines
Due to high cost of eradicating misinformation, voting machine pending makers are obliged to boost spending on litigation and PR.
The Uncomplicated Reason Brazil Can Count Its Ballots So Quickly
America’s democracy appears to fall short of Brazil’s where the results of the most recent election were announced same day.
A Scientist’s Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine
After 19 years of building, tinkering, and testing, he told Undark this spring, he had finally invented “the most secure voting technology ever.”
The Voting Machine Hacking Threat You Haven’t Heard About
A largely overlooked hacking target that could help those who want to sow doubt about vote tallies in the November midterms.
Explainer – How America Casts And Counts Its Votes
How Americans vote – and the equipment they use – varies widely, and some methods are more vulnerable to efforts to shake that trust.
Do Ballot Barcodes Threaten Election Security?
BMDs have been challenged for creating security risk to elections. The trade-off between benefits and risks must be carefully weighed.
Cyber agency: Voting Software Vulnerable In Some States
Software flaws in electronic voting equipment from a key vendor used in at least 16 states make them vulnerable to hackers.
So Long, Paperless Mississippi Voting Machines
It took a false election controversy to persuade Mississippi politicians and election officials of the real possibility of a rigged election, ironic.
States Struggle to Add Paper Trails to Voting Machines
Voting machine upgrades… in several states have gained new urgency amid a flood of right-wing election lies, but there are challenges.