A new poll came out recently on the heels of the assorted "voting irregularities" in places like Ohio and California
Asked whether Americans have the right to view and obtain information about how elections officials count votes, 92% of respondents concurred.
In the poll, they asked a number of questions about voting transparency. People overwhelmingly support checks and balances on our elections process. So, how do we turn this sentiment into action? November is nearly upon us and e-voting machines are becoming more and more prevalent. Here in San Diego, you enter and electronic vote and it gets stored in the machine at the precinct. Then the precinct votes are aggregated and sent to the central tabulator. It spits out the results. No ballots. No paper trail. No verification.
The Open Voting Consortium has what I would consider a decent solution. Any thoughts as to how we make it happen?
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