Can North Carolina Ignore Its E-Voting Law?
Kim Zetter writes in Wired News:
E-voting rules head to court this week in North Carolina, where election officials stand accused of ignoring a tough new state law designed to raise the bar on procedures to ensure machines are secure and accurate.
A hearing is set for Wednesday in the suit, filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, against two state agencies in North Carolina for certifying voting machines in violation of state law. Though it's limited to North Carolina, court watchers say the case is a critical test of one of the strongest laws governing how e-voting machines are scrutinized before they are used in elections.
"Everyone is watching this carefully," said David Jefferson, a computer scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and chair of California's Voting Systems Technical Assessment and Advisory Board, which advises the secretary of state on voting systems.
posted by Fergie @ 12/14/2005 06:35:00 AM
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