Posted on 02/29/2004 8:20:34 AM PST by Andy_Stephenson
California's headlong rush into electronic voting met a judge last week who apparently doesn't give much weight to a mountain of expert evidence against the use of machines still vulnerable to malfunction. From lack of convincing protections against software and hardware tampering, to impacts of standard computer tasks like upgrades, preventive virus scanning and an almost constant need for the installation of patches and service packs, it would appear that touch-screen voting machines are less than ready for prime time.
Judge Raymond M. Cadei of the Sacramento Superior Court was appointed by former Gov. Gray Davis in May 2002. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Cadei refused to order new security measures for touch-screen machines scheduled to be installed in San Diego and several other counties for the March 2 election.
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