‘Hacking Democracy’
I finally took the time to watch this documentary exposing the security vulnerabilities within a significant portion of our vote counting systems. It had been recommended to me by a friend, but I tend to disregard things like this as paranoia. I feel differently after watching it. There was compelling evidence that, not only is it possible for the vote-count to be tampered with, but to some degree, it has been in past elections.
I feel that something as important as a presidential election should be conducted more openly and securely. A representative for each candidate on the ballot should have the opportunity to view a hand-count of the ballots. There is no need to get instant results. Technology is a wonderful thing, but even the most brilliant computer scientist understands that there is no such thing as an unhackable program.
I recommend watching the film. The embedded video can be viewed in its entirety in full screen.