Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines
Questions About Security and Reliability
Most voting systems used in Federal, State, and local elections in the United States rely on computers in some way. The most computerized is the direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machine, in which votes are recorded directly onto computer memory devices. DREs are the most technologically advanced of current voting systems. They and other forms of electronic voting offer substantial promise for improving elections for both voters and election officials.Questions about the security and reliability of DREs were a relatively minor issue until the past two years. Two factors led to a sharp increase in public concerns about them: The…
