Election machines flawed

According to an article in the New York Times today 12/15 ohio Election officials have found serious flaws in voting machines that might compromise the 2008 elections.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/us/15ohio.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Here are the main points excerpted:

December 15, 2007
Ohio Elections Official Calls Machines Flawed
By BOB DRIEHAUS
CINCINNATI — All five voting systems used in Ohio, a state whose electoral votes narrowly swung two elections toward President Bush, have critical flaws that could undermine the integrity of the 2008 general election, a report commissioned by the state’s top elections official has found.
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The study released Friday found that voting machines and central servers made by Elections Systems and Software; Premier Election Solutions, formerly Diebold; and Hart InterCivic; were easily corrupted.
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The $1.9 million federally financed study assembled corporate and academic teams to conduct parallel assessments. A bipartisan group of 12 election board directors and deputy directors acted as advisers.
The academic team, made up of faculty members and students from Cleveland State University, Pennsylvania State, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Pennsylvania, said systemic change was needed. “All of the studied systems possess critical security failures that render their technical controls insufficient to guarantee a trustworthy election,” the team wrote. "