Articles Related to voting machines

With a major U.S. election imminent, security experts are sounding alarms about the lack of attention paid to fixing electronic voting technology in use in North America.

California's secretary of state has mandated tough new security standards for the state's e-voting systems and curtailed their use, following an independent review of the technology. The order comes just days after several teams of researchers from the University of California evaluated the security, accessibility and usability of voting machines.

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Friday recertified certain brands of electronic-voting machines for use in 2008 elections after requiring vendors to add security features to "protect the integrity of the vote."

A report questioning the accuracy of Diebold Election Systems' e-voting equipment in a recent Ohio election gives more ammunition to critics who doubt the viability of electronic voting technology.