August 23, 2005

"Touch-screen voting units to be tested"

"A county elections board has asked a team of computer experts to test its recently purchased touch-screen voting machines to ensure that the devices' programs are sound.

The San Francisco-based Election Science Institute said it will run simulations of what the machines would handle during an election. Critics worry that the electronic machines could be susceptible to fraud through computer hacking or programs within the machine that could alter votes.

The Franklin County Board of Elections has agreed spend $15.1 million for more than 4,500 touch-screen voting machines from Election Systems & Software Inc., with the Omaha, Neb., company set to deliver the devices by May."

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Posted by Randy Riddle at August 23, 2005 03:51 PM