At the Context Conversations event on election security, veteran software engineer Ben Adida explains how he plans to “build open-source voting machines on commodity hardware.”
Despite knowing that current voting systems are highly vulnerable, lawmakers’ inaction on providing badly needed funding for updates has thus far resulted in maintaining the status quo.
Ensuring the integrity and security of a ballot submitted from overseas has long been challenging, and only 7 percent of eligible voters even attempt it. Can technology help?
At our second event, on November 5, we’ll discuss voting-machine vulnerabilities, effective social-engineering tactics, and how to secure elections while respecting democratic values.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla discusses the importance of preventing (and addressing) system breaches alongside misinformation campaigns. There’s a lot to balance.
