Comment Re:Why Authentication is a good idea! (Score 1) 256
I understand the desire for secrecy in the voting, but how do I know my ELECTRONIC vote was not changed?
I could verify that by looking it up online and getting a verification in the mail.
Maybe my vote was bit-flipped for the other guy? How would I ever know that without being able to audit my own vote?
I suppose my point is, that I do not trust the system and there is ZERO way to verify my choices.
I would rather give up some secrecy in the vote to verify it made it to the correct place.
There is just far too much schenanigins possible with the current system.
I could have voted for my uncle who was in the hospital because I know his district and his name. NOBODY would ever have known.
Now what happens when you have multiple people registering to vote multiple times and the vary their names.... I recall numerous reports in the news of this happening in the last election... The hard part is getting the name in the book... you can send numerous proxy button-pushers in to vote for the names and stuff a ballot box, regardless of how well Diebold's audits hold up. The system is still broken and I do not trust it.
To prevent Fraud and to enhance Authentication while maintaining secrecy, some countries dip the thumbs of EVERY voter in indelible ink.
Perhaps a Photo ID that was issued specifically with the verification that that person is eligible to vote in US elections is a bit more civilized than ink?
I could verify that by looking it up online and getting a verification in the mail.
Maybe my vote was bit-flipped for the other guy? How would I ever know that without being able to audit my own vote?
I suppose my point is, that I do not trust the system and there is ZERO way to verify my choices.
I would rather give up some secrecy in the vote to verify it made it to the correct place.
There is just far too much schenanigins possible with the current system.
I could have voted for my uncle who was in the hospital because I know his district and his name. NOBODY would ever have known.
Now what happens when you have multiple people registering to vote multiple times and the vary their names.... I recall numerous reports in the news of this happening in the last election... The hard part is getting the name in the book... you can send numerous proxy button-pushers in to vote for the names and stuff a ballot box, regardless of how well Diebold's audits hold up. The system is still broken and I do not trust it.
To prevent Fraud and to enhance Authentication while maintaining secrecy, some countries dip the thumbs of EVERY voter in indelible ink.
Perhaps a Photo ID that was issued specifically with the verification that that person is eligible to vote in US elections is a bit more civilized than ink?