Not Exactly ‘AccuVote’: Diebold Machine Removed in Colo.

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2008 A Diebold voting machine with the ironic name of "AccuVote" was impounded after a voter in Colorado's Adams County noticed that the machine wouldn't take a vote for a Democratic state Senate candidate. Luckily, the ever-vigilant Brad Blog is on the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Homer Simpson Backs Obama

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2008 In this apparently leaked clip from the slated Nov. 2 episode of "The Simpsons," the original "Joe Sixpack," Homer Simpson, tangles with a voting machine as he attempts to cast his vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Who will prevail? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton’s ‘Diebold Bump’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2008 An unfortunate coincidence has emerged from the New Hampshire primary results that is at least worth noting, if only for the sake of trivia (or democracy): Hillary Clinton performed better, and Barack Obama worse, in counties where votes were counted using Diebold machines. Whether you call it sour grapes or citizen journalism, the Brad Blog has the details. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Diebold’s Name Game

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2007 Diebold Election Systems is no more, having been spun off by its parent company and renamed Premier Election Solutions. The troubled voting machine maker has been plagued by controversy from the start, due to the frequently documented vulnerabilities of its election equipment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: California Secretary of State Debra Bowen

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2007 Truthdig tips its hat this week to California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, who did her constituency proud by heading off potential voting disasters in her state by ruling out the use of Diebold and Sequoia direct recording electronic (DRE) voting systems in upcoming elections, with exceptions made for disabled voters. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Diebold’s Latest Security Debacle

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2007 It turns out Diebold uses a universal key to access its voting machines, meaning that anyone who has one, a minute of free time and a little know-how can steal an election without a trace. What's worse, the company made an image of the key available on its website, allowing at least one viewer to produce multiple working copies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Good News for Election Integrity

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2007 California's incoming secretary of state, Debra Bowen, says her office will conduct "a top to bottom review of every voting system in use anywhere in California." What's more, Bowen has indicated she is willing to decertify machines approved by her predecessor, Bruce McPherson. We can only hope Bowen's investigation will spark a national trend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Panel Rejects E-Voting Protections

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2006 A federal advisory panel has ruled against a proposal that would have required electronic voting machines to produce a verifiable paper ballot. A report released last week by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that detailed the vulnerabilities of popular e-voting machines inspired the proposal, but was ultimately discarded. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

HBO’s ‘Hacking Democracy’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2006 Watch this full-length documentary that exposes the truly frightening security flaws in America's voting machines. Earlier: The woman at the heart of this film was recently one of our Truthdiggers of the Week Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BradBlog Surfaces ‘Pentagon Papers’ of E-Voting

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2006 Our co-Truthdigger of the week, Brad Friedman, has obtained a copy of the "Risk Assessment Report" of Diebold's e-voting machine, which was commissioned by the state of Maryland but never released in full, and which details a huge number of security flaws in the voting system. (Kudos to Bradlog freelancer Rebecca Abrahams for surfacing the report.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: The Voting Machine Crusaders

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2006 Truthdig salutes all the journalists, activists and researchers who have been working to expose the security flaws of electronic voting machines -- an underappreciated endeavor that is essential to the safeguarding of our democracy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Early Voting Woes

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2006 Early voting is underway in many parts of the country, and voters are already alleging fraud: "Saturday, KFDM spoke to another voter who says it's not just happening with straight ticket voting, he says it's happening on individual races as well, Jerry Stopher told us when he voted for a Democrat, the Republican's name was highlighted." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )