{"id":76648,"date":"2022-09-22T04:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=76648"},"modified":"2022-09-21T09:05:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T13:05:16","slug":"why-electronic-voting-is-still-a-bad-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/09\/22\/why-electronic-voting-is-still-a-bad-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Electronic Voting Is Still A Bad Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LkH2r-sNjQs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tom Scott<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 9 Dec 2019<\/p>\n<p>We still shouldn&#8217;t be using electronic voting. Here&#8217;s why.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>REFERENCES:<\/p>\n<p>Computerphile video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w3_0x&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stories about voter identification happening outside the law: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnc0RnZmQkllNEpwMHR0NHJuUEVHbXhXdVdPUXxBQ3Jtc0trdm1BcFBIR3p6SVBMNlY5bkNLX0U0cjZuTVQyN1RfUHAzdDlxNndVWVAyb1dpZzhlZ2ZCdHZ3SzJacUtqR1B4UXhiMkZSV0JtZW5ReFhvLTIyVGFhNUJUeWhJcVl3V1FrMUlUVDJtM1dxRlR5Y0F4SQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fnotesandqueries%2Fquery%2F0%2C%2C-1051%2C00.html&#038;v=LkH2r-sNjQs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/notesandq&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Voting machines left connected to the internet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazdxUy1sN0ZLaUl2cXJaZ1JEbmQ0UnBtelJ0QXxBQ3Jtc0tuTl8zck9Zb0FsRkpHdV9UN3BhV05mWWxvM2xFTTNwc2IxMjItbUVCWmsyVW44YjF4enJUYkxLMGsyOW5GYkk4TGZZSmNtVl9ycXJkZlFwYVdQREs3YnI2ME9nWURzUmVLOC1YMHJPZzJ4VUItb1ZkYw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vice.com%2Fen_us%2Farticle%2F3kxzk9%2Fexclusive-critical-us-election-systems-have-been-left-exposed-online-despite-official-denials&#038;v=LkH2r-sNjQs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/3k&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hackers getting voting machines to play Doom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGVzQktoaHU1c1pOZlBjdzRrYzNHM001a2M5Z3xBQ3Jtc0trbHhfMzc2UF9sS2RpeWJRZzlieFBLWHBscV9JbXg1RXlNdk1NRi1mU1ZrLThHM2xvanl1MXJPR2F2N3FDMF9paDFOU3ZkVG9ZZ1poV29hOXNMbWZROUVvSmx1QmV0UHNoZF8wbnZuOGVNbHZIYUJTWQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2F2019%2F08%2F14%2Fhackers-can-easily-break-into-voting-machines-used-across-the-u-s-play-doom-nirvana%2F&#038;v=LkH2r-sNjQs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2019\/08\/14\/hack&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Small, well-funded team backed by a national government&#8221;: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUtwN1A3bDV2OGFOUGtnSlF5NnN1dkhHTmRGd3xBQ3Jtc0trNlRseDJ4Z01nM1BkTDN5MXY3V0RHdE94N2RUYXZZNmFxUWY3RnlOMHAzUEp0R0J2Q1hVMmdGVU1odXZibjFPUUxGTFNBNGFNRVdDMUdoWEQ1VDU1ZTQtSzZkaTNyS2I1clM3dXRTTlFUVllrNkl2bw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2019%2F07%2F25%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Frussian-hacking-elections.html&#038;v=LkH2r-sNjQs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/25\/us&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scottish election: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa014eHgxV2ZpYmNnX3ZQMkVzdUpTaXBiT3Z5Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttM2RBeVkzVl9kalh4bmxUWU5qZGx5MXlRclBBQlZQZmZJeGQyZlFaN3l6M09nX0k5Tk9zS2ozYldqWDVQMkVIenRDVzc5QUVsbnNPRkViMkhmS2ZNVk5VelhqTlRHTVRyQ2FIMjN0N0xrUEl5V0FNQQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fpolitics%2F2007%2Fjun%2F20%2Fscotland.devolution&#038;v=LkH2r-sNjQs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/&#8230;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU5PXzc5eUxvNlo0NzVEdENra0pNN05vdUdDQXxBQ3Jtc0trLWpTM1g2dXhiaEhuaWo3cFpwTmlCUlIxalBHOERZb0t3OWZwUHlnYXlpcXlVU0Z5TjFTeGxSNHJYZnhrbTc4N0FCSmNQbG95T3pfRXhKSnlSYTBoUU9ZejVQU3ZZLVgzODVMZmxRakdXV0V4Sjhldw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F1%2Fhi%2Fscotland%2F6627657.stm&#038;v=LkH2r-sNjQs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/scotland\/6&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; with the Excel detail on page 50 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazBUWGl0aGJhVHUybGhtUGswR1E5aWdSbVNsUXxBQ3Jtc0tsZmFLUUxlaFRjck9NS1hpd1htNElDcEtRNjRjR1psQVFtXy13RmRCWnkxVHVscTlhSHI4SWdDVnROaU1xTnIwbUV2bEQyaUJsTWN5eEdFeWxReFJzWEZ5eDh3QlpoNEpDcDl6cHBUNENjTlg0UkdYNA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.openrightsgroup.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Forg_election_report.pdf%3Fpage%3D50&#038;v=LkH2r-sNjQs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.openrightsgroup.org\/wp-co&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Report on e-voting in Estonia: <a href=\"https:\/\/estoniaevoting.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/estoniaevoting.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Written with Sean Elliott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanMElliott\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanMElliott\/<\/a><br \/>\nDirected by Tomek<br \/>\nGraphics by Mooviemakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooviemakers.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.mooviemakers.co.uk\/<\/a><br \/>\nAudio mix by Haerther Productions <a href=\"https:\/\/haerther.net\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/haerther.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m at <a href=\"https:\/\/tomscott.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tomscott.com<\/a><br \/>\non Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomscott\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomscott<\/a><br \/>\nand on Instagram as tomscottgo<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-22-at-09-04-36-Why-Electronic-Voting-Is-Still-A-Bad-Idea-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-22-at-09-04-36-Why-Electronic-Voting-Is-Still-A-Bad-Idea-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-76656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-22-at-09-04-36-Why-Electronic-Voting-Is-Still-A-Bad-Idea-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-22-at-09-04-36-Why-Electronic-Voting-Is-Still-A-Bad-Idea-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-22-at-09-04-36-Why-Electronic-Voting-Is-Still-A-Bad-Idea-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-2022-09-22-at-09-04-36-Why-Electronic-Voting-Is-Still-A-Bad-Idea-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Scott Published 9 Dec 2019 We still shouldn&#8217;t be using electronic voting. 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