An open-secret voting system

Electronic voting machines allow software configuration of the ballots, adapt to a voter's first language, and offer a touch-screen interface's ease of use. These machines also make it easy to change a selection before pressing a final accept button. But as a means for counting votes, comp...

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Published inComputer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 98 - 100
Main Author Johnson, T.K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.03.2005
IEEE Computer Society
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Applied sciences
Buttons
Computer programs
Computer science; control theory; systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Counting
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Information technology
Integrity
Interactive computer systems
Internet
Mirrors
Printers
Software
Voting
Voting machines
Watermarking
XML
Electronic vote
Internet
Software development
Voting
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Summary:Electronic voting machines allow software configuration of the ballots, adapt to a voter's first language, and offer a touch-screen interface's ease of use. These machines also make it easy to change a selection before pressing a final accept button. But as a means for counting votes, computer-based devices raise suspicions as to what exactly is going on inside the black box. It's not hard to imagine all kinds of software irregularities, intended or otherwise, that might cause machine tallies to be skewed. Thus, mistrust of such machines runs rampant. The Internet's strengths include easy access and broad public acceptance, but like the touch-screen voting machine, Internet software raises questions about security and integrity.
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ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/MC.2005.78