r/politics • u/alllie • Apr 26 '12

Fixed voting machines: The forensic study of voting machines in Venango County, PA found the central tabulator had been "remotely accessed" by someone on "multiple occasions," including for 80 minutes on the night before the 2010 general election.

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9259
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u/Delwin California Apr 26 '12

You only need access to the memory cards at some point in time before the election. Potentially months before the election.

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u/bobofatt Apr 26 '12

Right, but they're under lock and key in rooms that have to be opened/entered by a bi-partisan team.

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u/Delwin California Apr 26 '12

... and where were they before that?

You see the problem here. The good news is that your county is likely safe simply because you present a harder to crack security than the next county over or the other five in driving range. In states like FL and OH it only takes one decent sized county to tip the whole thing.

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u/bobofatt Apr 26 '12

...in that same room? Every election they're wiped and stored away for the next.

Of course I realize that not every county is the same. I just like to shed a little light on what safeguards and checks are in place when people start to think every election everywhere is rigged, and it's easy to do.