Security Of Electronic Voting Is Condemned

Paper Systems Should Be Included, Agency Says.

By Cameron W. Barr Washington Post Staff Writer

Paperless electronic voting machines used throughout the Washington region and much of the country "cannot be made secure," according to draft recommendations issued this week by a federal agency that advises the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

The assessment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, one of the government's premier research centers, is the most sweeping condemnation of such voting systems by a federal agency.

In the wake of the stolen presidential elections of 2000 I hope this is a wakeup call.