2008 U.S. Presidential Election At Risk For Posssibility Of Electronic Voter Fraud

As Election Day approaches in the 2008 U.S. Presidential General Election, I'm growing more concerned we could see more widespread electronic voter fraud attempts.  Given the climate of this highly charged political climate, it is no wonder that supporters of either ideological camp may be tempted to tamper with electronic voting systems to favor their respective political candidates.

Despite the public scrutiny of electronic voting machine systems by various researchers, universities, and state governments, there much more to be desired in terms of guaranteeing the integrity and transparency of the electronic voting process.

Some State Governments including California have taken leadership in conducting comprehensive, public, and well intentioned information security audits of electronic voting systems.  Although these tests have revealed serious flaws in the hardware and software security of commonly used electronic voting machines and tabulation systems, little is being on a national level to address the concerns of serious security researchers and technology industry experts. 

In this democracy, it is up to each one of us as citizens to require from our elected political leaders transparency and integrity in our efforts for national electronic voting adoption.   We should not allow this democracy be blinded or held hostage by partisan interests.

Articles & Resources on Electronic Voting

Wikipedia - Electronic Voting
Ohio Secretary of State - Study: Voting Systems Vulnerable
California Secretary of State - Top-to-Bottom Review
Debate hot over e-vote security
MIT - Does Your Vote Count? It Depends On Who's Counting Your Vote
States Ready E-voting Systems
Interview - The Grill: Avi Rubin