BBV: Security measures urged for voting machines - Baltimore Sun

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Results tallied by Maryland's 16,000 new electronic voting machines can be trusted in their first statewide test during the March 2 presidential primary, but only with some added security measures, a state official and a consultant told legislators yesterday.

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"We know this much: The system counts correctly. ... If you cast a vote, it's counted. That is really good news," Aro said.

Yet the review found that it is possible to vote multiple times, break into machines and disrupt results or get voters to select the wrong candidates. It's also possible to dial in to election headquarters and alter results or wipe out all of them.

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"You're more secure buying a book from Amazon.com than you are uploading your results to the Diebold server," Wertheimer told the House panel.

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But she said the security patches cannot be installed over the next 33 days. Other preparation work is being done on the machines and changing the software could interfere with that.

"We are risking a catastrophic failure," she said. "It doesn't seem to be worth it at this step of the game."

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" said Michael A. Wertheimer, a Columbia-based consultant hired by the state."

Why does his name ring a bell?

Have these idiots never heard of a trigger, a bomb or an easter egg?

"We know this much: The system counts correctly. ... If you cast a vote, it's counted. That is really good news," Aro said.

After spending 50 some odd million, you'd think they could come up with something a little more positive. Sheesh