The Security Mentor

An article about e-voting machines appeared in industry publication Computerworld. It turns out that we're not getting the promised advantages yet because there are still too many bugs.

Let me be a paranoid security type for a moment. Suppose the voting machines are certified "secure", but are (for example) a little bit fragile and need repair after a power surge. There are neighborhoods where the voters predictably choose one party. Imagine someone walking into the building where the polls are, and plugging in a machine that puts surges on the power line (lots of normal ones do). Poof! No votes come in from that precinct and it looks like an accident. Do that in a few well-chosen neighborhoods and you could swing a close election.

You're a citizen, not a "consumer". Pound on your state officials and demand backup paper voting in case the computers don't work. It's more than your right, it's your duty.