Word: coding
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...voter-confirmation, the proposed solution for providing that feedback is more dangerous still: the widespread use of DREs that do not create a physical, human-readable ballot at the time of voting. And as long as the concurrent production of a human readable paper-trail, and/or open source code are not required in voting machines, elections-systems companies could literally own America’s elections...
...independent certifier, Dr. Brit Williams, merely accepted an assurance “by the vendor that the patch did not impact any of the things that we had previously tested on the machine.” Williams also admitted that he had never reviewed the source code on the machines himself, and the national Independent Testing Authorities (ITAs) apparently have, “neither the staff nor the time to explain the process to the public, the news media or jurisdictions.” So it’s unclear whether the source code for these systems has ever been...
...that he would help “deliver Ohio’s electoral votes” to President Bush. Of course, it’s impossible to prove that Diebold effectively rigged Georgia’s election, but that’s exactly the point. As long as their code is proprietary—and it is—no one can. Ask a lawyer to prove a case but deny him any evidence...
...twin bills were introduced in the House and Senate (H.R. 2239 and S. 1980, respectively), that addressed both the need for a human-readable paper trail, and open-source code in electronic voting machines...
...voting system shall at any time contain or use undisclosed software. Any voting system containing or using software shall disclose the source code of that software to the Commission, and the Commission shall make that source code available for inspection upon request to any citizen...