Key Studies
Sequoia Software Flunks Security Probe in California – Another Blow to Voter Confidence in Montgomery County Vote Machines
The most comprehensive analysis of security and operating issues of electronic vote machines ever performed was released in late July by the State of California, and the results from a series of reports provided a body blow to an industry already on the defensive. Tests were done on systems of three vendors, Sequoia Voting Systems, Diebold, and Hart Intercivic by researchers at the University of California under a $1.8 million contract with the California Secretary of State’s Office.
Brennan Center Report on the Security of Vote Machines
In June 2006, the Brennan Center for Social Justice at NYU School of Law released this comprehensive security analysis of the three most common electronic voting systems: Direct Recording Electronic machines (DREs) with and without a paper trail; and optical scan systems. The report, prepared by internationally renowned computer scientists, vote machine experts and security professionals, outlines the vulnerabilities of the three systems and ways to minimize them.
NIST White Paper on Software Independence
Report prepared by scientists at at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends that federal voting standards should require "software independence." Paperless electronic machines do not meet this standard, while optical scan and other systems do.
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