What can be done to stop the fraudulant electronic voting machines?

Question

It has been proven that the memory cards can be very easily manipulated and there is no way it can be traced.

Answer 1

One important approach is to have a paper trail for all voting machines that is verifiable by the voter at the poll. That way you can audit the electronic trail with the paper trail to insure everything is working as it should.

In addition, it would be a great educational project for computer science students to validate the security of voting machines, including the verification of the software.

I like the idea of making the voting machine software and processes open-source which means that anyone in the world can read it suggest changes. This puts a huge number of eyes on the software and processes to make sure there are no issues. With the proper change control and auditing processes, not even the company approving changes can subvert the system.

I know my answer is a bit technical, but I've been a software developer with expertise in security for over 2 decades. The voting machines aren't necessarily bad, but they do introduce issues that must be addressed. Very few people understand what must be done to bring integrity to the voting process.

Answer 2

Before, people used paper ballots; mob bosses stuffed the ballots. They invented "slot machine" style voting machines; the ballot could be counted any way they wanted. What's the difference? I do believe there is less manipulation now than in the past.
The sollution? Find some honest people to preside over the polls.

Answer 3

voting machines are so very susceptible to being corrupted. Heck even the pentagon was hacked before. Paper and pen is the best way, its low tech and you risk getting some ink on your finger should the pen malfunction, but its the best system.

Answer 4

Paper ballot receipts. If McDonalds can do it, our voting machines can.

Answer 5

I'll have Jeb Bush look into that right away.

Answer 6

So said to loser.