Swing state Pennsylvania is taking a strong administrative stand against voting machines without a paper trail
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.
South Korea embroiled in DR Congo voting machine controversy
South Korea’s government has officially distanced itself from a firm providing electronic voting machines to the Congo
Why You Should Support the Secure Elections Act
Aimed at the integrity of federal elections, it would also make elections for state offices more secure
Cost of Buying New Voting Machines is Good Reason to Dump Them
American electronic voting machines are being used well past their expected lifespan and are breaking down
America’s Voting Machines Still at Risk of Manipulation
the country has failed to make significant progress securing voting machines, despite increasing warnings
When New Voting Machines Cost is a Barrier to Vote Security
Many local jurisdictions depend on aging voting equipment based on frequently obsolete and insecure technology
Reviewing the greatest election tech challenges facing us today
Through the history of democratic elections, people created safeguards to ensure votes are cast and counted fairly
Report outlines vulnerability of voting machines to hackers
Democrats intensified their push to shore up the nation’s network of voting machines that are vulnerable to attack
How voters with disabilities are blocked from the ballot box
Barriers to voting are not unusual for the more than 35 million voting-age Americans with disabilities
The Blockchain Voting Startups Designing Our Future Elections
Many startup companies are trying to develop election technologies today. Among the newest and most exciting of the next generation of technologies is known as blockchain voting, the same technology behind the digital currency Bitcoin.