Security Seals on AVC Advantage Voting Machines are Easily Defeated
On September 2, 2008, I submitted a report to the New Jersey Superior Court, demonstrating that the DRE voting machines used in New Jersey are insecure: it is easy to replace the vote-counting program with one that fraudulently shifts votes from one candidate to another.
In Section 10 of my report, I explained that
- There are no security seals on New Jersey's AVC Advantages that prevent removal of the circuit-board cover;
- Even if there were security seals, physical security seals are easily defeated and would not significantly increase the security of elections in New Jersey.
- And in conclusion, one cannot achieve trustworthy elections solely by trying to ensure that a particular computer program is installed in the voting machine.
In December 2008 I submitted to the Court a new report, and a new video, demonstrating how New Jersey's new security seals can be removed and replaced without leaving evidence of tampering.
The new report: Certification of December 1, 2008 by Andrew W. Appel.
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